Bolts dominating performance puts Panthers on the brink

The Lightning played like a two-time Stanley Cup champion is supposed to. 
The Panthers played like a team that expects to be on the golf course before long. 
That’s the situation Tampa Bay’s dominating 5-1 win Sunday over the bewildered Panthers at Amalie Arena. 
The Lightning now lead their Eastern Conference semifinal series 3-0 and can finish it off with a win on Monday. 
Florida, which had the NHL’s best regular-season record, must beat Tampa Bay four consecutive times to keep their Cup hopes alive.  Steven Stamkos had two goals for the Bolts and goalie Andre Vasilevskiy stopped 34 shots.

–  Joe Henderson, Extensive Enterprises