Home teams are on a tear in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, going 19-8 thus far. Will that trend continue Monday? The early matchup is Game 4 of the Battle of Florida, and the festivities have become heated;

Florida Panthers captain and top-line center Aleksander Barkov will play in Game 3 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoffs series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday after missing the end of Game 2 following a late hit away from the puck by Lightning forward Brandon Hagel.

The Florida Panthers will try to take a likely insurmountable 3-0 series lead Saturday afternoon when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 of their first-round series today, Saturday, April 26.