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Tampa Bay Lightning Tenacious Forward Out for Game Five

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Things have gone from bad to worse for the Tampa Bay Lightning. After falling 3-1 in their opening round 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Florida Panthers, after a devastating loss in Game Four, the team announced Tuesday afternoon that forward Brandon Hagel will miss Game 5. Hagel exited Game 4 due to concussion concerns after taking a big hit from Aaron Ekblad, … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay Lightning Tenacious Forward Out for Game Five

Panthers erase deficit with 2 goals in 11 seconds, beat Lightning 4-2 to take 3-1 series lead

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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Ekblad and Seth Jones scored third-period goals 11 seconds apart and the Florida Panthers stormed from behind to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in the first-round series. Anton Lundell also scored. Carter Verhaeghe added an empty netter. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 18 shots. The Panthers had managed just three … [Read more...] about Panthers erase deficit with 2 goals in 11 seconds, beat Lightning 4-2 to take 3-1 series lead

Lightning lose lead late in 4-2 loss to Panthers

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The Tampa Bay Lightning were three-minutes-and-forty-seven seconds from leaving South Florida with two wins and a tied series. Instead, the Florida Panthers scored twice in eleven seconds to take the lead, and added an empty-net goal to pick up a 4-2 win, and a dominating 3-1 lead in the series. Andrei Vasilevskiy kept the Lightning in the game with 14 saves on 15 shots through … [Read more...] about Lightning lose lead late in 4-2 loss to Panthers

NHL Predictions: With A Win on Enemy Ice, Tampa Bay Is Now Down 2-1 in the First Round Series Against Florida.

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Welcome back to the 2025 NHL Predictions – Playoffs-style, from us here at Last Word on Hockey, where the stakes are as high as a Zamboni on rocket fuel. Tonight, it’s the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of this heated Florida rivalry. Can the Panthers claw their way to a commanding 3-1 series lead, or will the Lightning strike again in Sunrise? Let’s … [Read more...] about NHL Predictions: With A Win on Enemy Ice, Tampa Bay Is Now Down 2-1 in the First Round Series Against Florida.