Paul Maurice: Florida Panthers Beat Lightning, Take 2-0 Series Lead in Tampa

Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice talks after his team beat the host Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 in Game 2 of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs at Amalie Arena on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

The Panthers lead the best-of-7 series 2-0 with Games 3 and 4 coming in Sunrise.

Florida plays host to the Lightning on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Captain Sasha Barkov left the game midway through the third and did not return.

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Florida led 1-0 on Nate Schmidt’s third goal of the series, this one coming off a one-timer 4:15 into the game.

Sam Bennett got an empty-net goal to close it with Sergei Bobrovsky getting his fourth postseason shutout off 19 saves.

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