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Less than 30 seconds after the opening puck drop on Saturday, the Florida Panthers found themselves trailing their cross-state rival Tampa Bay Lightning. Brandon Hagel received a pass from Anthony Cirelli and took advantage of the partial breakaway to beat Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky from the left side of the net. And then the rout began — and the Panthers now find themselves on the verge of NHL history. Florida scored a franchise-record nine consecutive goals to beat Tampa Bay 9-2 at Amalie Arena to sweep a three-game road trip and win its 11th consecutive road game overall. The Panth…

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