Tampa Bay Lightning

This game was chippy at times — as Lightning-Panthers games tend to be — but it was nothing like the penalty-fest from the preseason.

On "Florida Matters: Live & Local," we dive into the aftermath of the weekend's Ybor City tragedy, hear from caregivers from across the state, and catch up on the Bolts, Bucs and Bulls.

The Bolts open at home — the renamed Benchmark International Arena — against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night with a goal to get past the first round of the playoffs and back-to-back Cup winner Florida.

The Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-0 in the preseason finale for both teams. The game featured 65 penalties totaling 312 minutes.

Benchmark International, a global mergers-and-acquisitions firm based in Tampa, signed a multiyear naming rights agreement with Vinik Sports Group, the owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The financial edge is just one advantage teams like the Panthers and Lightning have in attracting and retaining players. Everything from the weather to strong ownership and talented front offices factors in.

That agreement means all Lightning games will be televised over the air on WXPX and no longer on FanDuel Sports, which was available locally only through Spectrum cable or pay streaming.

Florida advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs after a 6-3 victory in Game 5. Tampa Bay lost all three home games in the series.

Both teams scored goals 11 seconds apart in yet another chippy, physical game. Tampa Bay did it first to take a second-period lead, but Florida stunned the Bolts in the final four minutes to win Game 4.

Tampa Bay’s offense finally came alive, with goals from Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point, Nick Paul, Luke Glendening and Anthony Cirelli. The Lightning will try to even things up in Game 4 on Monday at Sunrise.

The Lightning kept it close throughout, but Florida takes the home-ice advantage away from Tampa as their first-round NHL series head south to Sunrise for Games 3 and 4.

Tampa Bay loses Game 1 as Florida's Matthew Tkachuk nets two power-play goals in his first action after a two-month injury absence. Game 2 of the series is back at Amalie Arena on Thursday.