Florida Panthers defenseman Nate Schmidt (88) celebrates his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning with center Aleksander Barkov (16), Sam Reinhart (13) and Uvis Balinskis (26) during the first period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Florida Panthers defenseman Nate Schmidt (88) keeps the puck from Tampa Bay Lightning center Yanni Gourde (37) during the second period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Linesman Devin Berg (87) separates Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) and Florida Panthers center Brad Marchand (63) during the second period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling (42) breaks out ahead of Tampa Bay Lightning center Gage Goncalves (93) and left wing Brandon Hagel (38) during the third period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) makes a save as defenseman Niko Mikkola (77) clears Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point (21) from a rebound during the first period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Florida Panthers center Brad Marchand (63) eludes a check by Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Emil Lilleberg (78) during the first period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman J.J. Moser (90) tries to control the puck in front of Florida Panthers right wing Mackie Samoskevich (25) during the first period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23) and Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh (27) chase a bouncing puck during the first period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Florida Panthers defenseman Seth Jones (3) carries the puck ahead of Tampa Bay Lightning center Conor Geekie (14) during the first period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) makes a kick save on a shot by the Florida Panthers during the first period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) stops a shot as right wing Mackie Samoskevich (25) keeps Tampa Bay Lightning center Jake Guentzel (59) from a rebound during the second period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)Tampa Bay Lightning center Anthony Cirelli (71) carries the puck ahead of Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) during the second period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Florida Panthers defenseman Nate Schmidt (88) celebrates his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning with center Aleksander Barkov (16), Sam Reinhart (13) and Uvis Balinskis (26) during the first period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
