NHL Game 5 Highlights | Lightning vs. Panthers - April 29, 2024

Aleksander Barkov scored two goals and added an assist while Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves to lead the Florida Panthers past the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 in Game 5, and win the series.
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[@juhomantynen4638]

I have never seen Barkov celebrate a goal that hard. He is ENGAGED, this run means so much to him.

[@juhaleskinen7383]

I've seen multiple times.

[@user-bm6cm4ii3m]

@@juhaleskinen7383 Jee-ez, that's an EXCELLENT responce!.... lmao-o

[@umpin3]

@@juhaleskinen7383 You're Finnish too so you should know it's basically a meme or inside joke in our hockey community at this point how he never raises his arms higher than his shoulders to celebrate a goal because of what Ville Nieminen jokingly told him when he left for the NHL 😄I have never seen a celly from him like that one after the second goal

[@RajSharma14]

@@umpin3 what did Nieminen tell him?

[@umpin3]

@@RajSharma14 The veteran was just messing with the rookie Barkov that he'll be seen as an "arrogant" player if he celebrates too hard and told him not to raise his hands above his shoulders IF he gets lucky and scores a goal during his NHL career 😁Ever since, Finns have jokingly teased Barkov if he celebrates a goal like normal players do and they comment things like he's no longer the humble guy he used to be and he has let the NHL success go to his head etc 😄 Just a dumb joke that stuck for some reason

[@user-sk3zr4eh5h]

Barkov and Bobrowski should keep this going!!

[@j00n6s]

I hope that Barkov will lift the cup this season 🐱

[@umpin3]

Same. It has to happen during his career at least or I'll be pissed. He's an elite player and very humble dude off ice so he deserves a cup. And this isn't just my Finnish bias talking 😂

[@JesusFriedChrist]

Cale Makar will be bringing the cup home to Calgary this summer. Sorry.

[@Ah01]

Florida sure is a strong contender.

[@thawrysh]

Prefer to see McDavid lift the Stanley Cup this year.

[@koditonihminen6702]

dont worry bro boston will make sure that wont happen

[@PathyOverYonder]

Lightning today, leafs tomorrow. Gotta love mother nature! 🌎

[@shauncameron8390]

LOL

[@SillySongs4Everyone2001]

Jets

[@jerrydefrancesco9287]

Boston is gonna kill em.

[@MtlMilanisto1]

Leafs should take notes 😅😅😅

[@gulfy09]

Leafs win in game 7

[@tocs777]

As Bolts fan, congrats to the panthers. They were the much better team, good luck.

[@jeffwenberg4321]

Canucks fan here, I think you guys got hosed on that second goal that was called back. What would have been the tying goal. I've always liked TB. I still have my commemorative puck from their first visit to Vancouver.

[@manu-animation-924]

I am sorry you did well with an aging team and missing pieces. And you got steal on these first goals

[@Lawrence-vi7qk]

Nice.

[@willpalmer6107]

Bruins fan Tampa got robbed by the refs why do the refs suck in the playoffs sorry about what happened the lightning had a great season

[@CrispyChristieMAC]

Remember when everyone said bobs contract was on par with dipetro? :D

[@didierpatnais1652]

Anyone who said that is just dumb. I know he was struggling at some point, but he always had average teams in front of him. That changed last year

[@lolo27234]

Remember when the tkachuk was seen as a bad trade for the panthers

[@alexbridden1594]

@@lolo27234 I was one of the biggest critics of that trade when it happened. Mmmmm, my words are delicious, I am still eating them. omnomnom

[@Cosestalopewpew]

He is still overpaid as first years after years after signing were horrendous

[@Cosestalopewpew]

@@didierpatnais1652 he had the same below/average team in CBJ and won Vezina 2 times :) so no... he was underperforming heavily in the first years of Panthers contract

[@user-gx8mh6kj3i]

Super BOB!🎉

[@Pfsif]

"Who needs a Veznia winning goalie" Flyers

[@tuckercarson3187]

Barkov showed up when we needed him and scored two important goals! Now I hope that Toronto/ Boston series would go 7 games, let them wear each other out, Bennet should recover for round 2. Let's Go Panthers!

[@nickf2657]

Refs showed up too. 2 interference calls were shaky at best, especially the first one. But the Panthers mostly looked like the better team all series. I just hate when the refs clearly swing the momentum.

[@Mangos4uce]

@@nickf2657 still 4-3 to Florida if you give Tampa those 2 bs goals and take away Floridas empty netters

[@justinnzamora5366]

These Cats are no longer afraid of Lightning! Congrats to the Florida Oanthers on conquering their Sunshine State rival.

[@VL-cc3zy]

Florida 0anthers stands for 0 Cups?

[@quincee3376]

Lmao. ​@@VL-cc3zy

[@fm-fo4tx]

​@@VL-cc3zy then I guess Lightning stands for Losers ? 🤔

[@scrotumscratcher2474]

@@fm-fo4tx3 cups in 4 trips. Who’s the loser?

[@fm-fo4tx]

@@scrotumscratcher2474 Still the bolts, why would the past matters? Habs have won 5 in a row in the 50s, and where are they now? Anyway, happy golfing bro !

[@ardenherman4176]

Tampa got hosed on at least 1 of their disallowed goals.

[@Crsanders_]

yeah then the score would have been 6-2. What a difference maker that would've been

[@shug2795]

Yes...the first one where Bobrovsky grabbed Duclair's foot with BOTH hands is EVIDENT! They aren't one of "the chosen ones".

[@Mangos4uce]

​@@shug2795and again you are commenting your conspiracy theories 😂

[@scrotumscratcher2474]

@@Crsanders_huh? You do know they pulled the goalie with like 4 left in the 3rd right? If 1 of those goals are still live then there’s a good chance it’s a 1-2 goal game and not a 6-1 victory. I know you’re smarter then this come on 😂

[@BigGoldChungus]

Boston vs Panthers gonna be a hell of a series

[@Jak2617-yn9lo]

I hope Boston wins tho

[@shoresy4084]

Panthers in 6

[@planetcaravan2925]

Leafs

[@zlrediska]

​@@planetcaravan2925 joke😂

[@BigGoldChungus]

@@planetcaravan2925 Stop crying bro

[@JayNoVax1]

That disallowed Tampa goal was brutal. I’m no Tampa fan either but no surprise that fla won.

[@nickf2657]

Both interference calls were. If it weren't for those 2 calls, who knows how this game turns out.

[@shug2795]

100% correct. Now, if you really want to see what CLEARLY happened, watch it again in slow-mo and watch Bobrovsky grab Duclair's foot with BOTH hands - actually a penalty. Instead....?!? 😉

[@Mangos4uce]

​@@shug2795here you are again yapping nonsense😅 Bobby is not grabbing anything😅 he has his palm towards ice and his stick releases after he tiers to poke check puck

[@dross1412]

Kuch with the 'all-star' effort

[@TeeDee87]

didn't rest whole season so now started in same level than others.

[@jesuswasasalesman]

Lol he rested at the all star game. Had his cry baby bullshit going, that's for sure

[@Dylan-Rodger]

Little brother finally gets the job done and step out of big brothers shadow. Now we have to somehow beat a boston team that swept the season series.

[@DreezyFromSIX]

Hey its not over yet the leafs could still win this..... HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH ok I'm done playing with myself thanks for keeping me company

[@11111111andrey]

так как в прошлом сезоне не будет. Бостон в 4 или 5

[@quincee3376]

Bobrovsky is much better than Samsonov. You guys will do well. Panthers in 7.

[@hoozoohleague8264]

Is it just me, or seeing some Tampa fans complain about the refs reeks of irony

[@TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt]

Not a fan of lightning, but the judging is definitely on the side of the cats. The second puck is clean.

[@hoozoohleague8264]

@TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt yeah in short, the Lightning got Lightning'd

[@TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt]

@@hoozoohleague8264 Good luck to the cats.

[@djemelchalabi716]

@@TheGreatCatsby-pd2tt Im devils fan .i watch the game and for me ;refs have rob the tampa victory.....they cancel 2 goals for nothing....Florida do the job.But this referee nedd to be pulled you can t do this in so important game.

[@gatar5875]

❤

[@sincerewyd2285]

Florida finally slayed their dragon in Tampa Bay.

[@11111111andrey]

за такое судейство их постигнет кара - Бостон размажет пантер.

[@adamndirtyape]

@@11111111andrey Yeah, what you said. Wait, what in the hell did you say?

[@mikem9536]

@@adamndirtyape "for such refereeing they will suffer punishment - Boston will crush the panthers."

[@xlr0gd205]

​@@11111111andreyони судей не покупали

[@HighSpeedForLives]

@@11111111andrey не плачь, это была кара за судейские победы тампонов

[@philtorrez4198]

It’s a shame for Tampa, seems like they’ve just lost too many pieces at this point. Really happy for the cats though.

[@Katie-hb8iq]

enjoy the 2 cups and a 3rd finals appearance. It's more than almost all teams get.

[@mrquirky3626]

@@Katie-hb8iq Yeah, winning back to back Cups is a rare feat. It's only happened twice since the turn of the century (Pittsburgh and Tampa).

[@michaellamontagne6626]

2nd biggest cap hit and no injury....

[@scrotumscratcher2474]

@@michaellamontagne6626lol kucherov was recovering from a hip surgery what are you talking about “no injury”

[@muCephei_]

The reaction time at 2:17 by Lightning was horrific

[@joydjinn8692]

Well, it was fun while it last. GG to the Panthers for going past the first round and good luck again Boston. It going to be rough but I think you can do it.

[@SillySongs4Everyone2001]

The bolts out before the leafs unreal.

[@MISAARIA]

they aren't far behind, don't worry

[@huggybearjohnson4197]

Leafs be next I really thought tml would go far nd score lots but nope.

[@joydjinn8692]

Only because of schedules. They lost in the same amount of games.

[@kevinrothe361]

Thanks Florida for ridding the playoffs of an obnoxious team. Good luck against Boston. Hopefully we'll see you in the ECF. Yours truly, A Rangers fan

[@mikem9536]

@@kevinrothe361 Yeah, as a Canucks fan, I want you guys to beat Boston, Rangers too please, both of those teams give Canuck fans nightmares.

[@rogerskitt1542]

That second non allowed goal looked good, neutral fan

[@TheRiverweasel09]

Panthers fan, I agree.

[@Mangos4uce]

Don't understand how you can't see that lightning players are making contact with Bob and no one is pushing them towards Bob

[@shug2795]

If you add that to the first goal which was disallowed - where the Bobber grabs Duclair's foot with BOTH hands, and it changes EVERYTHING! Again...not a Bolts fan but this was an arranged outcome.

[@Mangos4uce]

​@@shug2795Bobby is not grabbing anything😅 he has his palm towards ice and stop with those conspiracy theories. If league would fix games they would make it go game 7 to make max profit😄

[@scrotumscratcher2474]

@@Mangos4ucenot exactly with the last point. Sometimes story sell more and little brother over coming big brother for a title shot sells tickets. Especially when the stadiums are 6 hours from each other maybe a little more

[@jeyjey5547]

GJ Panthers and GL with the 2nd round!Captain Barkov 2+1 and +4!👍Hope Bruins will be the next round opponent 👍

[@TROYBALLER]

The Florida Panthers have one goal. That is lifting lord Stanley 🏆

[@user-jd3ej6fp8h]

Спасибо, Тампа, за сезон

[@sucersdungeon]

Now that it is playoff time even Barkov celebrates his goals😂😂🎉🎉

[@timkitchen692]

I can't stand the Lightning but wow the fix is in here. Both those goals stand if the official actually bothers to look at the situation. If it is instigated by the defense it isn't GI. That is the case on both goals called back.

[@Mangos4uce]

Don't understand how you can't see that lightning players are making contact with Bob and no one is pushing them towards Bob

[@paulgarcia9181]

​@@Mangos4ucenow that they lost , they need to blame it on somebody. It was the same last year when the Leafs got them out in round one.

[@timkitchen692]

@@Mangos4uce Because in both cases the defenseman prevents any chance of avoiding contact because they are holding the Florida player. If you ignore that fact then your argument has weight the problem it is clear is both cases. I have no concern on the outcome as I don't care who wins. Just wish the officials would do their jobs rather then play favorites and actually allow the players to decide it rather then paly a massive role in the outcome. They gave the Jets game 1 of that series, it was handed to them by the officials rather then the teams settling the game. With missed calls and made up calls.

[@shug2795]

...EXACTLY! I urge you to look back at the first goal where-by you will see how blatantly evident it is that Bobrovsky grabs Duclair's right foot with BOTH hands (actually drops his own stick to do so)! He should have gotten a penalty. Instead....they call the back a legitimate goal. 😉😉

[@TrueMr.Quinn1]

@@shug2795I don’t think you understand how goalies big glove works. You can’t grab anything with it… just cradle a puck

[@valerytsenarev9218]

Флорида действительно сильнее Тампы на данное время. Все по делу. С победой!!!

[@Andrey_K70]

Причём настолько сильнее, что они не нуждались в помощи судей которые почему-то все же решили в 5-й игре закончить эту серию.

[@KaJlam6yp]

​@@Andrey_K70Судьи тут не при чём. Шайбы забиты с нарушением , отменены правильно

[@niksaw597]

No goalie interference 1st should be counted + 2 min Panthers for losing challenge

[@zlrediska]

Флорида >Тампы , ключевая была 2 игра и мега спасение Боба ❤

[@adamg7984]

No matter what fan you are, that's tough for Tampa to lose 2 goals from interference in a game that likely would have been a 3-3 tie or maybe a 3-2 lead for them otherwise. But you play the hand you're dealt and it wouldn't be as big a deal if they didn't lose 3 games in a row. So nobody to blame but themselves but I can empathize with the frustration of seeing that. Both calls were right in my eyes though both weren't easy calls. I could see some refs going the other way, but the way I see the players were both not being actively shoved into Bobrovsky and just unfortunately were making contact with him at inopportune times.

[@nickf2657]

I just don't see how you make those calls in the playoffs. It's ridiculous.

[@Mangos4uce]

Goalie interference calls don't just disappear during playoffs😄 or when other team is desperate for goals. Rules are what they are and Tampa players/fans should know that

[@shug2795]

You need your eyes checked.

[@Mangos4uce]

@@shug2795 no i have good eyes😄

[@BKHockeyTalk]

Panthers season ticket holder, and die hard. BOY does that feel good to finally slay the dragon. From the Covid year, to weegars awful turnover to Ross Colton with 4 seconds left. We finally beat the mighty Bolts. 🙌🏻🐱

[@JohnnyPaisan]

Any tips on getting affordable tickets? I just moved to Florida and would love to see them

[@kolasillers7776]

That Kucherovs fall was funny AF.😂😂

[@B1gZ10]

How the mighty have fallen

[@marc-antoineroy105]

Cats vs lightning was the best series so far! I love the panthers moving forward but I still don’t understand the GI rule.. Bobrovsky stole the show, he was insane! Even if the reffs on the last game were arguably more on the side of the panthers, I still believe the panthers were the strongest team in the end! GL against Boston:)

[@soyeux27]

After the prescience killer instinct save by Bobrovski on game 2, it was more than clear the Panthers would go to round 2.

[@Benadyl]

impartial to both teams, however both of those goalie interference calls were brutal. different game if those count

[@shug2795]

Spot on. The first was not only a goal but at that time in the game, it could have changed EVERYTHING!

[@2get2Terrapin]

I like how the ref pointed at Carter Verhaeghe after he scored the first goal

[@nightmare348]

This is the third time in four seasons that the two played in the Playoffs, and this time, the Panthers managed to come out on top. In addition, this is the second year in a row that the Lightning got kicked out of the Playoffs in Round 1.

[@KixMusaid]

Jesus, Verheage is just killing the Bolts😂

[@orwellknew9112]

Calling back that first goal didn’t seem right to me.

[@shug2795]

That's because it obviously was a goal. Bobrovsky should have been penalized, actually.

[@g4y0rgy]

Bolts defense like in regular season is a mess, no wonder why Panthers take them out so quickly... See you in next season, Tampa, we need a new strong version of you

[@fathermo2]

It’s nice finally beating these guys when it matters. Now let’s do what they have multiple times and win a damn cup. Let’s keep it going boys.

[@charlestessier7843]

The Panthers were INDEED the better team in this series and deserved to win and move on. However that disallowed goal towards the end of the second period was a blown call. If there really was goalie interference on that play it was case of stretching the TECHNICAL definition of it to a new level. On a Canadian sports channel A FORMER GOALIE said that goal should have been good and that the contact with Bobrovsky was incidental. WOULD NOT have changed the series result but it was going overboard on a technicality.

[@neopret78]

Florida-well done.A great pair in the playoffs.The drama and dedication of both teams can be felt even through the screen.Tampa! Thanks for the series.But Florida was more worthy.Impressive hockey.It's worth watching this game for the sake of such matches.Thanks again to both teams.Florida! Go ahead!

[@sprintkick9793]

Lightning needs major changes. They’re a top heavy fringe playoff team that lacks defensive structure. The goalie interference calls were total bullshit.

[@mauriceduguay5276]

Goaltending interference rules have changed. I thought this rule was to interfere with the goalie. Congrats to Panthers. The better team won.

[@mosespov9929]

Lightning can join Capitals now at their golf course ⛳

[@suppaman19]

Woof. Not a fan of either team (if I had to pick I'd root for the Panthers), but the refs/NHL office purposely pushing the Panthers over the hump. Those goals being overturned were a joke, especially the second one.

[@TheRiverweasel09]

We won.....6-1. Take away the empty net goals, we won 4-1. Give Tampa a questionable second disallowed goal, we won 4-2. Give Tampa the clear as rain goalie interference on the first one, WE WON 4-3!! What do you not get?

[@BrianWolfe-wn4hq]

@@TheRiverweasel09 from somone that wishes it was possible for both teams to lose in the same series, everyone knows the massive shift it causes for teams with bad calls. Tampa was going to lose that series anyway regardless. Momentum is everything.

[@shug2795]

Oh, so you think the first wasn't a goal? Check out how the Bobber drops his own stick and uses BOTH hands to grab Duclair's foot, by mistake, of course! 😉

[@barbituratik]

3 goals on rebound Florida and 2 no-goals Tampa. It was the end of an era.

[@GWh135]

Surprised they didn’t call back Hedman’s goal for shooting it too hard.

[@11111111andrey]

не засчитали два чистых гола

[@BKHockeyTalk]

Well no one interfered with Bob so why would they 🤷‍♂️

[@GWh135]

@@BKHockeyTalk The only goal where a Lightning player wasn’t pushed into Bobrovsky 🤷‍♂️

[@zachlesk5685]

@@GWh135duke swung his skate into Bobs glove and whoever cause the interference on the second goal literally tried to gator roll mikkola and just ran into Bob

[@jordanlazo7468]

​@BKHockeyTalk I might be wrong but wouldn't that interfence when they pass it to Hedman I mean the panthers player try to go for it but the lighting player literally hit him to stop I from reaching it

[@climax4421]

Im a habs fan. I wanted to see the bolts get absolutely shredded... but that 2nd goal from the bolts was a good goal and from there it could have gone either way...

[@dev...5150]

Good series Panthers... y'all were the better team and it showed... Lightning did well to make it into the playoffs having so many difficulties on defense all season long... Go bash the Bruins... Make our state proud... 😏👍🏽 See ya next season... Go⚡Bolts...

[@Emma_2Banks]

Thanks for eliminating the Bolts. Very cool

[@phatbackbeat6553]

I’m a Panthers fan, but the fact that Vasilevskiy has never won a Vezina trophy is a crime.. ! I’m 63 and have seen them all.., and he’s one of the BEST goalies that I have ever seen..!

[@grimmWednesday]

He won it in 2019. (Not to mention two Cups and a Conn Smythe. He probably should have won the Vezina again the year that Fleury won it, but Fleury deserved it for at least one earlier season, so …)

[@phatbackbeat6553]

@@grimmWednesday I didn’t know that had won it before.., again I’m not a Tampa fan.., thank you for the clarification and I’m glad he’s received the well earned accolades. 🥅

[@leonardshelby2878]

If Panthers stay healthy, this is their year.

[@paulthompson8793]

Was a good series , just wish it lasted longer

[@drewturner5925]

wow, that's a week call and w video review, unreal.

[@ericfett9218]

A week call? Is there a day or a month call also? 🤔

[@javelldunn3379]

Barks and Bobrowski keep this going for the Panthers

[@STEVENVUEH599]

As a habs fan, I'm enjoying this a bit too much.

[@FancyRedCat]

That first tampa goal was robbed. Must be heartbreaking for tampa that they could have had higher spirits

[@adrianjporter5295]

The second one was worse. He wasn't even close to being touched

[@johncortesi4288]

I don't know what the outcome would have been, but both of Tampa Bays goals that were disallowed were good goals! The referees impacted the outcome of this game in the worst way possible! Obviously the league wanted Florida to win fairly easily, considering the Rangers sweep and the likelihood of Boston and Carolina finishing in 5 games! Embarrassing refereeing !!!!!

[@zachlesk5685]

This must have been the only game you watched…

[@maximo6037]

Panthers clearly a better team with a hotter goalie

[@Mangos4uce]

If league could decide they would make every series go game 7 and make max profit. But Tampa just didn't have enough to make it go game 7

[@Mangos4uce]

And those goals that you are talking were goalie interference 😄 watch more hockey and you'll see more those kind of goals getting disallowed

[@champsgaming1362]

The fact the pulled the goalie again being 5-1 down is desperate and just stupid

[@HighSpeedForLives]

0:22 when you had two shots before the game

[@alexbridden1594]

Ok, that was funny. I laughed a bit harder at it than I should have, but still...

[@user-yg1dg6xm2g]

It's imperative for the Lightning to commence their rebuild now. Failure to do so will lead them down the same path as Pittsburgh, gradually fading into obscurity.

[@01TA]

.. and it starts wit letting Stammer go at age 34. He is one injury from calling it a career and the Lightning will be stuck with salary cap issues for years and years. It's bad enough already. A wonderful HOF career, but like with Vinny, Brad, Marty, bye bye....

[@59HockeyStar]

R.i.p Tampa Bay ❤

[@Aer0n023]

So will it be FLA-BOS if (when) the Bruins-Leafs series is over and the Bruins come on top? If so, my goodness that'll be a SICK series after what happened last year 😅

[@mozzao7860]

2:27 - what the heck type of snack is that on the food tray?

[@3rdsstotenkopf32]

Let’s goooooo can’t wait for tonight’s game

[@user-uj1cb3kr8z]

Эх, жаль .... Удачи Бобровскому .

[@user-cl5mn5ll5g]

Lundell has done an excellent job in the absence of Sam Bennett

[@Wayf4rer]

Really not happy with the 2nd GI call, but whatever. The window is basically 100% closed now with the cap structure on the Lightning, at least as things stand. Looking forward to the Rangers playing Florida.

[@justinnzamora5366]

Rangers will host the winner of the Hurricanes-Islanders series.

[@arumforyou]

Looks like Boston again.

[@Wayf4rer]

@@justinnzamora5366 Damn it, you're right. I was so blinded by my butthurt all I could think of was Rempe taking Montour into the 5th row.

[@ryanridder4576]

Could be the end of both Steven Stamkos and Coach Jon Cooper’s career with the Tampa Bay Lightning

[@zackhofer2794]

We miss you Matthew. Calgary 😢

[@davidjohnson-fw5co]

Florida too good tonight. Florida's captain with a pair. Tampa's goalie was not his best, giving up two good rebounds which led to goals. Florida Boston series should be a good one. Looking forward to it!

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

Bye bye Lightning. Seems their cup window is over

[@planetcaravan2925]

Atleast they habe cups in 2000s unlike oilers

[@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija]

@@planetcaravan2925I didn’t say anything about my team genius

[@davidjohnson-fw5co]

they are in a tough division. Boston and Florida are the two to beat . before you see Carolina or the Rangers

[@KryptikViper]

People seem to forget there's only 7 Canadian teams as opposed to the 25 American ones. And actually only 6 Canadian in the early 2000s. Therefore, it's tougher to see a Canadian team win the Cup year by year.

[@alexchristopher221]

@@planetcaravan2925 The Oilers just might win the cup this year with McDavid leading.

[@geekatheart9500]

Im not a Panthers fan, they all know their roles, and play hard. Good for the Panthers.

[@zenarcher9633]

Vasilevsky in his prime doesn't concede those first two goals.

[@ripelcannon]

Anyone see any lightning defense? It looked non existent

[@01TA]

It has been all season with AHL caliber talent outside of 3 guys. Dumba sucked and seemed to be on the ice for many goals against.

[@00TheRealTC]

At the fourth goal, I had that scene from _The Simpsons_ running through my head. You know the one.

[@AlstroyAlstroy]

Это прекрасно!!! Болею за Флориду, но так и не понял почему отменили два года Тампы🤔

[@KaJlam6yp]

а что тут не понимать ? помеха вратарю .

[@rickweber2556]

Both were weak goalie interference calls. You see more contact than that all the time that are allowed. Not that it matters because they were never going to win the series anyway.

[@bensimmonsfor3332]

Turns out it's easier to win a game when your opponents aren't allowed to score goals

[@TrueMr.Quinn1]

Stop interfering with the goalie and maybe that won’t happen

[@shoresy4084]

We want Florida

[@tobiasketteringham7201]

I’m a Canucks fan, and was shocked by the ridiculous calls in this match, that one disallowed goal was embarrassing, really shows how hockey has gotten softer

[@TrueMr.Quinn1]

@@tobiasketteringham7201of course you can’t make an actual argument against it “not” being interference because you know it is. So instead you go on about how the game is “soft”

[@autograndeunlimited]

​@TrueMr.Quinn1 he didn't interfere with your goalie. Your defender sandwiched him in between your goalie that's your defenders fault not tampas

[@swavekbu4959]

Can't wait to see Paul Maurice raise Stanley.

[@alexmoorekurt3057]

Молодцы

[@mikemurphy8996]

I hope Jon Cooper gets fired so the Leafs can hire him. It’s funny that a lot of the greatest players of all time and some of the best coaches are from Toronto or Ontario and yet the Leafs haven’t won a Cup singe 1967

[@GS-mk8gh]

Something wrong was with Vasilevskiy

[@corysmith4516]

Should have been 2 to 2 after Hedmans goal

[@Jinjee_YamYam]

Well. Good game Tampa. It was pleasure watching Tampa and kuch doing things. Hope we come back stronger next year ! And hope panthers beat Boston at round 2. 😂

[@paulgarcia9181]

Man I remember when the Cats were in the Finals and we were saying how biased the first two games were in Vegas and everyone told us to nut up and shut up its hockey. Until all their teams start getting robbed by Little Hands Bettman and now its "the refs need to be fired" or "the officiating is the problem." The score was 6-1. I don't believe any decision was wrong on the disallowed goals but I don't get paid to do it so my opinion doesnt matter much. The best case scenario is it would've been 6-2 or 6-3. Tampa was getting eliminated tonight regardless. It's ironic though as soon as someone's team loses it always goes back to the officiating and refs.

[@NintendoLAW]

Go Cats, Go! I’m so proud of my team!

[@GWh135]

Don’t forget to thank the refs for calling two goals back!

[@TrueMr.Quinn1]

@@GWh135Toronto called back the first one but okay lol 😂

[@11111111andrey]

Бостон 4 или 5

[@TheZombiemofo]

​@@GWh135thanks refs for making the correct calls for goalie interference. 😁

[@JMBproducts]

Ooh Yeah! 😎

[@user-pu9lw8lx1e]

The panthers are the better team, HOWEVER those 2 goals called back killed the momentum and were BS... like the refs got paid lmao. So bad. But whatever

[@Mangos4uce]

Goalie interference calls just don't disappear during playoffs or when other team is desperate for goals 😅 rules are there for a reason

[@MinnowTF]

⁠@@Mangos4uceYeah but both of those overturned goals were REALLY murky, it felt like 50/50 odds for both of them. The refs could have given the second one to Tampa in good faith, but didn’t, which destroyed their momentum.

[@Mangos4uce]

@@MinnowTF let's go and give Tampa those 2 bs goals and take away Floridas 2 empty netters. Its still 4-3 to Florida

[@MinnowTF]

@@Mangos4uce The point isn’t points, the point is momentum. If the situation wasn’t so hopeless, they’d have had a really decent chance of turning it around.

[@Mangos4uce]

@@MinnowTF if this or if that, it doesn't matter 😄 Tampa was never going to win this series. And blue paint is the zone where you don't make contact with goalie simple as that. Thats the rule

[@user-rm6kr9kj5x]

К Василевскому вопросов нет

[@goodday8753]

Всегда есть вопросы.Например когда уася обратно на болота поедет,в НХЛ он исчерпал себя

[@Andrey_K70]

Вася был неплох, а вот Куча как мне кажется тренеры Котов расшифровали, уж очень много у него было потерь в этой серии.

[@Pavel_K8]

​@@goodday8753 а что значит "на болота"?

[@goodday8753]

@@Pavel_K8 а что значит твой тупейший вопрос?😊

[@Pavel_K8]

@@goodday8753 тупейший ответ у тебя получился. На вопрос то так ты и не ответил. Какие болота ты имеешь ввиду?

[@alekseu1000]

Тампа домой на острова ковечкину😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-yg1dg6xm2g]

Gretzky's point records are safe forever, simply because of all of the disallowed goals in today's NHL.

[@c0zmo87]

Stupidest comment after a year with record-breaking scoring.

[@user-yg1dg6xm2g]

@@c0zmo87 What do you mean by 'record-breaking scoring?' Two players getting 100 assist seasons? Gretzky got 215 points in his best season. He scored more than 200 points four times.

[@MGICapitalFund]

I'm not exactly sure why Betman wanted Florida to win, but the referrees were obviously instructed to end this series. I really don.t have a dog in this fight, but maybe he wants short US series and long Canadian series so that the final is all American

[@hoozoohleague8264]

Tampa experienced what it's like to face Tampa for most teams. Always pushing for southern teams to win. Sadly for the Lightning, there were two of them in this series

[@ilkkak3065]

You aren't allowed to kick goalie inside blue when gaolie tries to close Puck under his clove.

[@quincee3376]

Dumb conspiracy.

[@TheRiverweasel09]

Oh my god. Y'all are so delusional that it's genuinely pitiful. Both of those goals were by the book goalie interference. But go ahead, live in your fantasy land where Gary Bettmen still has some conspriatorial boner for the Panthers.

[@GordHolland-ng7xi]

It was just a matter of time. Lightning weren't even living on borrowed time

[@antoineperreault8415]

Kucherov is pretty much like the Toronto Maple Leafs !! He never shows up in the playoffs..

[@johnhein4851]

That no goal call in the first was so weak but I am happy the Panthers won!

[@36inc]

i feel bad for the east they have 3 monsters and none of em look fun to play against. bob is a rock.