Video montage shows the amount of adversity the Lightning fought through to take game 2

When you're the back-to-back champs, you know what it takes to win a Stanley Cup. It isn't just about offense and defense, it's about what you're willing to fight through in order to keep going. Tampa Bay put on a show in that department Thursday night while beating the Florida Panthers 2-1 and taking a 2-0 lead in their second round series.

A video montage put together by Sportsnet shows Corey Perry injuring himself in warmups, Erik Cernak taking a puck to the face, Steven Stamkos sacrificing himself to block shots which clearly left him in pain, as well as a few players leaving the ice because of injury only to come back a short while later.

If the Panthers lose game three, they will be in a very tough position. It won't be impossible to win the series, but the odds will be heavily against them. On the flip side, reducing the Bolts lead to 2-1 will make it a whole new series. Game three takes place Sunday afternoon, with game four the very next day.

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