The Florida Panthers made a statement on Tuesday with their 6-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning to begin their best-of-7 Stanley Cup playoffs opening-round series at Tampa’s Amalie Arena. Here are five notable stats from the Panthers’ series-opening win.

TAMPA, Fla. – It appears the Florida Panthers will get their star forward back for Game 1 against Tampa Bay. The Panthers announced on Tuesday afternoon that Matthew Tkachuk had been taken off injured reserve. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers NHL game to be played on April 26, 2025 on ESPN.