Lightning shut out Panthers in Game 4, sweep Eastern First Round series

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueAndrei Vasilevskiy posted a 49 save shutout, Patrick Maroon scored the game-winning goal, helping the Lighting complete the sweep in Game 4TAMPA -- Andrei Vasilevskiy made 49 saves, and the Tampa Bay Lightning swept the Florida Panthers with a 2-0 win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Amalie Arena on Monday.Vasilevskiy's shutout was his sixth in a series-clinching win, the most in NHL history."Nothing special really," Vasilevskiy said. I am just trying to do my job the best that I can."The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions have won 10 straight playoff series, joining the New York Islanders (19 straight from 1980-1984) and Montreal Canadiens (13 from 1975-1980; 10 from 1955-1960) as the only teams to win 10 or more consecutive series in the postseason."To sit here and think we're in the (same) breath of the greatest teams that have played this game and the amount, because that's when you're really measured, right?" Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. Florida was the No. 1 seed from the Atlantic and won the Presidents' Trophy as the NHL team with the best regular-season record."I thought it was the best game we played as a 60-minute game," Panthers coach Andrew Brunette said. Obviously it was an ugly goal, but that's playoff hockey for you."Palat scored an empty-net goal at 19:37 for the 2-0 final shortly after he exited the penalty box."Tonight, I thought we did a really good job of enforcing the game plan that we set out to for tonight," Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad said.