Aaron Ekblad tied the game with 3:47 to go in the third period and 11 seconds later, Seth Jones sent a point shot past Andrei Vasilevskiy for the game-winner.

A Panthers win gives Florida a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-7 series, needing just one win over the final three games to advance to the second round. A Lightning win levels the series at two wins apiece before the series shifts back to Tampa.

The Florida Panthers face the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday, April 28, 2025.