The Florida Panthers wrapped up their preseason with a wild game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. It was far from your typical exhibition match, turning into a chaotic scene with 65 penalties adding up to a whopping 312 minutes. Florida took the game 7-0, but it was a bit of a mess with all the stoppages and misconducts.

There was an early moment when Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad got cross-checked in the face and had to leave the game just a couple of minutes after the puck dropped. The matchup was the second straight one between the cross-state rivals that was all about penalties, coming right after a game just two nights earlier that had a whopping 49 penalties and 186 penalty minutes.

In a positive development for the team as it transitions to the regular season, Coach

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