SUNRISE, Fla.-Chris Driedger stopped 30 shots to record his third shutout of the season, Juho Lammikko scored a short-handed goal, and the Florida Panthers secured home-ice advantage for the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the regular season finale for both clubs on Monday night.
Driedger made his first start in six games. “I kind of just show up … the guys played fantastic defensively tonight,” Driedger said. “I feel good.
I was seeing the puck. Couple of breakaways I just felt solid on. I had good depth. But overall, just an incredible effort by the guys.” The Lightning started three Black forwards in their regular-season finale against the Florida Panthers on Monday night, a rarity