Their first chance to advance to Round 2 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Florida Panthers will battle the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Amalie Arena on Wednesday. Leading the series 3-1, the defending champs certainly aren’t new to this situation.

A hometown hero honored at game four of the Florida Panthers playoff series is reflecting on the moment from his Palm Beach Gardens home.

Game 4 between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning produced one of the wildest sequences of the Stanley Cup playoffs through Monday and an all-time record. The game started slowly with a scoreless first period.