Florida Panthers defenseman Gus Forsling speaks to the media after his team beat the host Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
The Panthers won the best-of-7 series against the Lightning 4-1 for the second straight postseason.
Florida will play the winner of Toronto/Ottawa in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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Wednesday, Florida took a 4-3 lead on a Sam Bennett goal late in the second.
Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell, Sasha Barkov, Eetu Luostarinen, and Sam Reinhart also scored for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves.
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Gus is the man
G Force 💪💪💪
I love how Forsy is such a great player and teammate; so talented and hard-working and yet so humble. Reign Red.
In Gus We TRUST