Joseph has three points in Lightning win against Panthers
Rookie finished with two goals, one assist
ByNHL.com @NHLdotcom
Mathieu Joseph had two goals and an assist for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 6-2 win against the Florida Panthers at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday.
Yanni Gourde, Victor Hedman and Anthony Cirelli each had a goal and an assist, and Alex Killorn and Brayden Point each had two assists for Tampa Bay. Joseph scored on the power play at 10:16 of the third period to give the Lightning a 4-2 lead. Alexander Volkov made it 5-2 at 11:16, and Joseph scored his third of the preseason at 15:05 to extend the lead to 6-2. Hedman gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead at 4:50 of the first period before Juho Lammikko tied it 1-1 at 6:27. Cirelli gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead at 19:53. Gourde made it 3-1 at 3:40 of the second period before Frank Vatrano cut it to 3-2 with a power-play goal 2:09 into the third.
