Eetu Luostarinen has 4-point Night, Florida Panthers Beat Lightning in 5 to Move On

Florida Panthers forward Eetu Luostarinen speaks to the media after his four-point night helped 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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