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Rematch: Lightning, Panthers set to meet again in playoffs

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) is stopped by Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) during the third period of Game 7 in an NHL hockey first-round playoff series in Toronto, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) defends the goal during the third period of Game 5 of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs against the Washington Capitals, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Sunrise, Fla. The Panthers won 5-3. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Nicholas Paul (20) is congratulated for his goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period in Game 7 of a first-round series in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling, right wing Claude Giroux, center Carter Verhaeghe and center Aleksander Barkov, from left, celebrate Giroux's goal against the Washington Capitals during the third period of Game 6 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series Friday, May 13, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Rematch: Lightning, Panthers set to meet again in playoffs