Battle of Florida

The upcoming matchup between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning is their third of the season. These division rivals are battling it out to be the front runner of the Southeast Division. The Season Series is tied at 1 game apiece with Tampa winning the first game 3-2 in Florida and Florida beating the Lightning on their turf by a score of 4-0 with Roberto Luongo notching the shutout with a 21 save performance.
Both teams are 1 and 2 respectively in the league in goals scored with Florida netting 106 goals in 31 games and Tampa with 102 goals in 30 games. Both teams are currently riding winning streaks as Tampa has won 2 straight and Florida is Red Hot with a 5 game winning streak.
These divisional games are crucial no matter at what stage of the season, and both teams are looking for the same result.
This next game will indeed prove to be intense as both teams are really geared up for this matchup with the winner taking the lead of the division and bragging rights for the lead in The Battle of Florida.