"Panthers coach Kevin Dineen warned his players to not let the fatigue of playing back-to-back games dull their hockey minds or cause them to be out of position.

He also said the Panthers would have to shadow the Lightning stars, specifically Martin St Louis and Steven Stamkos.

Even the best laid plans of mice and men can go awry, especially when facing a desperate team at home trying to cling to faint playoff hopes.

Throw in a hot goaltender in Scott Clemmensen, who was due for a clunker and it added up to a sloppy 6-3 loss to the star-studded Lightning Saturday night at a sold-out Tampa Bay Times Forum."