By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer
Friday, February 18, 2011
. Tonight
Lightning vs. Panthers
When/where: 7:30; St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa
TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM
Key stats: Tampa Bay is 1-1-1 against the Panthers this season, losing 6-0 on Oct. 16 and 4-3 in a shootout Nov. 27 and winning 2-1 in a shootout Jan. 21. … Dan Ellis is expected to start in goal for the Lightning. … Florida is 29th among the 30 teams on the power play (13.5 percent), third on the penalty kill (85.9 percent) and the least penalized team in the league. … The Panthers are led by C Stephen Weiss (16 goals, 23 assists). LW David Booth is tied with Weiss for the team lead in goals. … The Lightning is 5-3-1 on its 12-game homestand but 2-3-1 in its past six. … Wing Marty St. Louis has six assists over his past five games.