Paul Maurice, Panthers Playoff Postgame: Lightning Get 1, Beat Florida in Game 3
Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice speaks to the media after his team lost 5-1 to the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
The Panthers play host to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 on Monday at 7 p.m.
Florida leads the best-of-7 series 2-1.
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Florida led 1-0 on Matthew Tkachuk’s third goal of the series. That was it for this game though, with Tampa Bay scoring three in the third after leading 2-1 after the second.
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Lets please correct things and win the next one to ensure we get that 3-1 lead and can bank on moving forward 🙏👏👍 Lets go Panthers, REPEAT!! In Zito/Maurice we TRUST 💪
Boys literally just took this game off. They looked flat and uninterested. They don’t play well at home unless it absolutely matters. Have game 6 tickets thought we would not use them pretty sure I will now as they will win game four go back to Tampa at 3-1 lose in Tampa and finish series next Friday in sunrise
Where the hell was our forecheck? Terrible game. Missed chances… and bad penalties. Would have been great to go up 3-0…..
Too many ghosts on our team right now. When was the last time Bovqist scored a goal? Verhaege hello? Reino looked invisible too.
I know it wasn't Ekblad's fault, but it just feels like he brought bad luck. They should have left Uvis in, you just don't change up when you're winning!
Panthers woke the sleeping giant…..better hope Tkachuk isn’t suspended for Game 4
If Lightning take game 4 then we are in trouble
There was no reason to bring 5 back into the line up. The group foe game 1 and 2 got the job done. Then to play him 20:20 is perplexing. Uvis earned his spot no need to change it. He was -4. If I am Forsling , Ekblad is a drag on me as a d partner.
"The only players that we hit are the ones that have pucks" -Paul Maurice, before one of his players hits a player without a puck
We played 20 minutes and then sat back
I don't remember any big hits ? Really how about the one that is gonna get your guy a game? Oh you must have been looking down, this guy is a joke.
We did not play as physical in this game. idk why the press thought that
Maybe they ware starting to focus too much on broom sticks rather then the hockey sticks too early.
The Tkachuk hit wasn't a heavy (super fucking late) hit?!