Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning, East 1st Round Game 5

NHL

Panthers

47-31-4, 98 PTS

6-3

Final

Lightning

47-27-8, 102 PTS

Benchmark International Arena

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

FLA shoots leftTB shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
FLA	16	8	7	31
TB	9	13	7	29

In net

Sergei Bobrovsky26/29 SV, .897

Andrei Vasilevskiy25/30 SV, .833

Team	1	2	3	T
FLA	2	2	2	6
TB	2	1	0	3

Who won: Panthers 6-3

The Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 in East 1st Round Game 5 on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at Benchmark International Arena. The series is tied 2-2. The Panthers outscored the Lightning 2-0 in the 3rd period. Carter Verhaeghe led the Panthers in goals (1). Nick Paul led the Lightning in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:38
A.J. Greer hit Zemgus Girgensons
P3 0:41
Niko Mikkola shot blocked by A.J. Greer
P3 1:00
Jake Guentzel Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
P3 1:19
Uvis Balinskis shot blocked by Victor Hedman
P3 1:26
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
P3 1:26
Erik Cernak Cross-checking against Brad Marchand
P3 1:50
Nick Paul hit Dmitry Kulikov
P3 2:02
Brad Marchand shot blocked by Erik Cernak
P3 2:31
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
P3 2:35
Anthony Cirelli hit Niko Mikkola
P3 2:36
TO
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel
P3 3:08
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
P3 3:11
Nick Paul faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
P3 3:13
Anthony Cirelli Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
P3 3:27
TO
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
P3 3:30
Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot Wide Right
P3 3:54
Erik Cernak hit Eetu Luostarinen
P3 3:59
Conor Geekie shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
P3 4:17
Niko Mikkola shot blocked by Conor Geekie
P3 4:19
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
P3 4:24
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
GOALP3 4:24
Goal! Wrist shot
Sam Reinhart
Sam Reinhart Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
FLA 6 - 3 TB
P3 4:31
Nick Paul faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov