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.

Only three games into his first playoff run with the Lightning, the 30-year-old forward continues to produce. As he has for his entire career, Guentzel is once again showing his extra postseason gear which was part of the reason Tampa Bay was eager to sign him to a seven-year contract last summer.

Home teams are on a tear in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, going 19-8 thus far. Will that trend continue Monday? The early matchup is Game 4 of the Battle of Florida, and the festivities have become heated;