Mackie Samoskevich made it a 3-0 final at 16:08 of the third period. He took a pass from Bennett, drove in on Vladar and beat him on the backhand. It was Samoskevich’s 10th goal of the season and third in the past five games.

Sergei Bobrovsky was solid and stable for the Panthers, earning his third shutout of the season as the Cats continue to pile up wins. On to the Lightning. Bobrovsky finished with 23 saves, including four on high danger shots. Samoskevich has now scored three goals over his past five games.

Standing tall over his last eight starts, Bobrovsky is 6-2-0 with a .928 save percentage.