Lightning have fun on Florida beach ahead of Game 2

Players tossed football, kick soccer ball near Sunrise before playing Panthers

TBL runners beach
By Anna Kulesa
@akulesa_ NHL.com Staff Writer

The Tampa Bay Lightning had some fun in the sun Thursday.

Steven Stamkos, Ross Colton, Brandon Hagel and Erik Cernak tossed around a football on the beach near Sunrise, Florida ahead of Game 2 in the Eastern Conference Second Round against the Florida Panthers.
Anthony Cirelli and Nicholas Paul chose to kick around a soccer ball on the beach and

The Lightning also hit up the beach prior to their Game 1 win against the Panthers on Tuesday.

Clearly playing both road and home games in Florida during the Stanley Cup Playoffs has its perks.

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