SUNRISE, Fla. - The Florida Panthers and National Hockey League announced today that the Panthers have advanced to the Second Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 in Game 5 of the First Round. This is the fourth consecutive year the Panthers have advanced to the Second Round.

Three years ago, during the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Florida Panthers saw their season mercifully end at the hands of their in-state rivals in the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Panthers’ high-flying,

The Panthers eliminated the rival Lightning on the back of a four-point night by Eetu Luostarinen and a game-winning goal by Sam Bennett.