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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jack Finley scored his first NHL goal early in the third period to break a tie and the Tampa Bay Lightning held on to beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Saturday night.
Emil Lilleberg and Zemgus Girgensons also scored for the Lightning. They improved to 8-2-0 in their last 10 games and 5-2-2 on the road.
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Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 23 shots for Tampa Bay.
Brad Marchand scored his team-leading 12th goal of the season for Florida, a power-play tally midway through the second period that tied it at 1.
But Finley picked up a loose puck near the blue line and skated in alone on goalie Sergei Bobrovsky for what became the go-ahead goal 4:09 into the third. Girgensons sealed it with an empty-netter with 50.3 seconds remaining.
Bobrovsky made 17 saves for Florida, which saw its two-game winning streak snapped.
It was the first game between the teams since Oct. 4, a preseason contest that saw more than 300 penalty minutes and both rosters getting depleted because so many players were sent to the locker room early because of those infractions.
And this game was chippy at times — as Lightning-Panthers games tend to be — but it was nothing like the penalty-fest from the preseason. There were only 14 penalties, 13 of them 2-minute minors and the other a 4-minute double minor against the Lightning in the third. There were some scuffles, but nothing that rose to the level of a fighting penalty or a major.
Lightning: Host Vancouver on Sunday night.
Panthers: Host Vancouver on Monday night.
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Tampa Bay Lightning center Jack Finley (62) celebrates his goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Florida Panthers right wing Mackie Samoskevich (11) attempts to hit the puck as Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) defends the net during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Florida Panthers center Luke Kunin (71) grabs Tampa Bay Lightning center Yanni Gourde (37) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Florida Panthers right wing Mackie Samoskevich (11) attempts a shot as Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Oliver Bjorkstrand (22) and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) defend during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Tampa Bay Lightning center Jack Finley (62) scores a goal against Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Alonza Barnett III threw three touchdown passes, Jobi Malary ran for 154 yards a score and No. 20 James Madison completed a perfect Sun Belt regular season with a 59-10 victory over Coastal Carolina on Saturday.
James Madison (11-1, 8-0) will host Troy in the Sun Belt title game Friday night. The Dukes have won 10 straight.
Barnett was 15 of 21 for 207 yards, and backup Matthew Sluka completed his only attempt for a 32-yard touchdown pass to Michael Scott. Malary had a 73-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to make it 45-10.
Tad Hudson was 16 of 38 for 148 yards and a touchdown for Coastal Carolina (6-6, 5-3). He also threw a fourth-quarter interception that KJ Flowe scored on.
James Madison: Hosts Troy in the Sun Belt title game Friday night. Troy beat Southern Miss 28-18 on the road Saturday to get into the game.
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James Madison wide receiver Nick Degennaro reacts after catching a pass for a 2 point conversion during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C., Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
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