The Florida Panthers are set to play their first elimination game of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Tampa Bay Lightning, who must win to stay in the series. Florida leads the series 3-0 and has scored 13 goals, with significant contributions from defensemen Nate Schmidt, Seth Jones, and Aaron Ekblad, the latter of whom will miss two games due to a suspension for an elbowing incident. As the intensity escalates, the Panthers will rely on their projected lines, aiming to knock out their cross-state rivals in Game 5.
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Panthers can punch ticket to second round with Game 5 win in Tampa
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