Aleksander Barkov scored twice in the second period, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots, and the Florida Panthers beat their in-state rival Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Monday night.

The defending champion Panthers lead the regular-season series 2-1 before Tampa Bay — which hadn’t lost since Feb. 1 — hosts the final meeting on April 15.

Aleksander Barkov scored two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves as the Florida Panthers snapped the Tampa Bay Lightning's eight-game winning streak with a 2-1 decision on Monday night in Sunrise,

A last second opportunity for the Tampa Bay Lightning to tie the game just missed on Monday at Amerant Bank Arena as the Bolts fell 2-1 to the Florida Panthers, ending an eight-game winning streak. Aleksander Barkov scored twice in the second period to give the home team a 2-0 lead through 40 minutes.

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) acknowledges the crowd after being named the first star of the game after an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning Monday, March

Barkov scored both of Florida's goals and took four shots on net in Monday's 2-1 win over Tampa Bay.

Monday night to end the Lightning’s eight-game win streak that started Feb. 5. Streak Snaps. If the streak was going to come to

Led by a pair of goals from Sasha Barkov and a stellar game in goal by Sergei Bobrovsky, Florida handed the Lightning their first loss in nine games and ended their 10-game point streak, defeating Tampa Bay 2-1 at Amerant Bank Arena. For much of the game, the story was the goaltending.