Nikita Kucherov scored before he was ejected for kneeing Matthew Tkachuk, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4-0 in a chippy game.

The Tampa Bay Lightning forward received a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for a knee to knee hit on Florida Panthers' forward, Matthew Tkachuk in the first period

Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk had to be helped off the ice and taken to the locker room following a collision with Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov during Monday night’s game