TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Two goals by Chris Gratton Wednesday gave Tampa Bay its third win to start the season -- 2-1 over Florida.
It is the third 3-0 start ever for the Lightning.
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Johan Holmqvist made 30 saves while Mathieu Darche, Jason Ward, Paul Ranger and Michel Ouellet registered assists.
The lone goal for the winless Panthers came from Ville Peltonen.
Gratton scored at 9:03 of the first period and Peltonen tipped in a rebound 4:04 into the second.
The winning goal came midway through the third period when Gratton put in a rebound. It was the 14th multi-goal game of Gratton's career.
