Jon Cooper, Lightning Playoff Pregame: Hagel Out for Tampa Bay in Game 3 at Panthers

Jon Cooper, Lightning Playoff Pregame: Hagel Out for Tampa Bay in Game 3 at Panthers

Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper speaks to the media before his team plays the host Florida Panthers in Sunrise on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

The Panthers play host to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Sunrise on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Florida leads the best-of-7 series 2-0 with Games 3 and 4 coming in Sunrise.

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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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