The Florida Panthers will play the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Eastern Conference Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Bennett fired a wrist shot that flew past Andrei Vasilevskiy. Panthers goal. Florida lead. “Definitely a little weight off my shoulders,” Bennett said. Florida breathed a little bit easier after that and locked the game down the rest of the way in its 6-3 win over Tampa Bay in Game 5 at Amalie Arena to clinch the first-round playoff series and continue the Panthers’ quest to defend their Stanley Cup title.

The Florida Panthers are moving on. Fueled by Wednesday’s 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5, Florida is heading to the second round for the fourth consecutive postseason. They’ll face the winner of the series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators.

Steve Smith Sr. on Panthers' selection of WR Tetairoa McMillan: "You drafted what you already had in the room."

An NFL analyst pinpointed a jaw-dropping stat that vindicated the Carolina Panthers' decision to draft wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan.

There is a changing of the guard in Florida and the Eastern Conference, as the Panthers eliminated the Lightning from the playoffs again.

Winning in the Stanley Cup playoffs and becoming a championship-capable team, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said, is an art. It’s something that has to be learned.

Defending champion Florida Panthers take first step toward repeat bid Wednesday night by eliminating the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5.