it again tonight," Stamkos said. "We finally got a bounce our way on the overtime goal. Hopefully, this sparks some momentum and will help us moving forward."

The Panthers, who were shut out in their last game, wasted no time changing that trend, taking a 1-0 lead 48 seconds in. Weaver took a shot from just inside the blue line on the right side. Matthias deflected the puck past Lindback.

The Lightning tied it at 1 on Pouliot's first goal. Vincent Lecavalier passed the puck from behind the net out to Pouliot in front, who wristed in into the net at 4:48. The Lightning took a 2-1 lead on Killorn's first career goal at 6:51 of the first.

"It felt really good. It was not a great shot or anything likethat, but that's usually how the first one goes in," Killorn said. "I'm just happy that I was able to provide for the team."

Game notes

Panthers W Kris Versteeg missed his second consecutive game with an upper body injury. ... Lindback returned in net for Tampa Bay after missing Thursday's game against Washington because of illness. ... Lecavalier has recorded a point in four straight games.