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Tampa Bay Lightning Win 5-1 in Final Regular Season Game, Set to Face Florida Panthers in Playoffs

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Updated Apr 16, 2025, 08:49 AM

The Tampa Bay Lightning secured a 5-1 victory over the Florida Panthers in their final regular season home game, setting the stage for a first-round playoff matchup between the two teams. The Lightning's win, coupled with the Toronto Maple Leafs' victory over the Buffalo Sabres, confirmed the Lightning's second-place finish in the Atlantic Division, earning them home ice advantage for the upcoming series. Brayden Point led the Lightning with a goal and two assists, while Nikita Kucherov contributed a goal and his 120th point of the season. Conor Geekie, who has scored two goals in his last two games since being recalled from the AHL, and Darren Raddysh, with his sixth goal of the season, also scored for Tampa Bay. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves in net. Brad Marchand scored the lone goal for the Panthers, with Vitek Vanecek stopping 26 shots. This marks the fourth time in the past five seasons that the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning will face off in the playoffs, with the winner of the previous three series advancing to the Stanley Cup Final. The Panthers finished the regular season with a record of 47-31-4, while the Lightning concluded at 47-26-8.

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Lightning Insider

@Erik_Erlendsson

With first-round playoff matchup now set for #GoBolts, Tuesdays iteration of the Sunshine State Showdown was supposed to be a playoff preview didn't exactly play out like one, but some bad blood did boil up after #TBLightning lose another player to injury https://t.co/mPCrmdjrZG

Miami Herald

@MiamiHerald

The Florida Panthers’ first-round playoff matchup is set. Here’s what you need to know https://t.co/f1ehfMLvGj

George Richards

@GeorgeRichards

The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning are meeting up in the playoffs for the fourth time in five years. Paul Maurice and Carter Verhaeghe talk about it after tonight’s loss in Tampa on the FHN YouTube Channel ➡️ https://t.co/EbS6D62emf https://t.co/J78r05c99g