Florida Panthers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

East 1st Round - Game 5 • FLA wins series 4-1

47-31-4, 20-19-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Panthers FLA	2	2	2	6
Lightning TB	2	1	0	3

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

47-27-8, 29-8-4 Home

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Panthers
6
Lightning
2

Game 1

4/22

Panthers
2
Lightning
0

Game 2

4/24

Lightning
5
Panthers
1

Game 3

4/26

Lightning
2
Panthers
4

Game 4

4/28

Panthers
6
Lightning
3

Game 5

4/30

Benchmark International Arena

7:30 PM, April 30, 2025Coverage: ESPN2

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Brian Pochmara
Garrett Rank
Furman South

Linesmen:
David Brisebois
Jesse Marquis
Julien Fournier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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