The Florida Panthers made a statement on Tuesday with their 6-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning to begin their best-of-7 Stanley Cup playoffs opening-round series at Tampa’s Amalie Arena. Here are five notable stats from the Panthers’ series-opening win.

Matthew Tkachuk returned to action with two goals, and the Stanley Cup champs swiped home-ice advantage by thumping the host Tampa Bay Lightning.

With a raucous crowd and optimism abound, the Tampa Bay Lightning finally opened their Eastern Conference first-round series with the rival Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, only to drop a deflating 6-2 decision to the defending Stanley Cup champions.