TAMPA, Fla. – Chris Gratton scored twice and Johan Holmqvist made 30 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Wednesday night.
Gratton, reacquired by Tampa Bay from Florida for a 2008 second-round draft pick in June, has 14 career multigoal games. Holmqvist has allowed four goals in three games this season, helping the Lightning start the season 3-0 for the just the third time in team history.
The Panthers got a goal from Ville Peltonen. Backup goalie Craig Anderson stopped 21 shots in his first appearance of the season.
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