VIDEO: Corey Perry and Nikita Kucherov talk after Game 1

Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Lights, cameras, Kucherov! Lightning star takes center stage in Game 1

SUNRISE — The players were mostly polite, and the crowd was definitely bored. For a playoff showdown between a pair of neighborhood bullies that was supposed to be fireworks and fisticuffs, Game 1 of the Lightning-Panthers series got off to a largely civilized start Tuesday night. It was methodical. It was precise. It was like a night at the symphony. Then Nikita Kucherov showed up. Well, hey …