Stanley Cup playoffs live updates: Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning, Game 4
Monday night will have major ramifications in the Stanley Cup playoffs series between the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
A Panthers win gives Florida a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-7 series, needing just one win over the final three games to advance to the second round. A Lightning win levels the series at two wins apiece before the series shifts back to Tampa.
Puck drop from Amerant Bank Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN nationally and Scripps Sports locally.
Follow along throughout the game for live updates, news, analysis and commentary.
Series schedule
▪ Game 1 — Panthers 6, Lightning 2: Matthew Tkachuk scored twice in his first game with the team since early February and the Panthers suffocated the Lightning to win the series-opener.
▪ Game 2 — Panthers 2, Lightning 0: Sergei Bobrovsky logged a 19-save shutout — the fourth playoff shutout of his career — and Florida got goals from Nate Schmidt and Sam Bennett to secure the win.
▪ Game 3 — Lightning 5, Panthers 1: Matthew Tkachuk opened scoring less than three minutes into regulation, but the Lightning took over the game from there, taking advantage of Florida's defensive miscues and riding a solid outing from goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to get their first win of the series.
▪ Game 4: Tonight
▪ Game 5: Wednesday, April 30, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2, ESPN+, Scripps Sports, Panthers+, Tampa's Amalie Arena
▪ Game 6 (if necessary): Friday, May 2, time and TV TBD, Sunrise's Amerant Bank Arena
▪ Game 7 (if necessary): Sunday, May 4, time and TV TBD, Tampa's Amalie Arena
Pregame reading
Need to catch up ahead of Game 4? Here are the highlights of the Miami Herald's coverage — plus a look at Panthers coverage elsewhere — over the past few days.
▪ As Panthers-Lightning series heats up, even the coaches are getting involved in chirps
▪ Aaron Ekblad is back 'battling' with Panthers in playoffs, but knows he needs to improve
▪ The Panthers are making a lineup change ahead of Game 4
▪ The Lightning are welcoming back forward Brandon Hagel into the lineup after he sat out Game 3 with a suspension.
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