Bobrovsky stopped 26 of 29 shots in Wednesday's 6-3 Game 5 victory over the Lightning.

EDGE Analysis

Bobrovsky went 4-1 with a 2.21 GAA and one shutout in the first-round series with Tampa Bay. The 36-year-old backstop will now turn his attention to either the Maple Leafs or Senators in the second round. Backed by an offensive that is generating 3.80 goals per game in the playoffs, Bobrovsky won't need to be perfect to continue racking up victories.

Bobrovsky will start in goal on the road versus the Lightning in Game 5, Alex Baumgartner of Five Reasons Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

Bobrovsky is 3-1 in the series, adding a 2.01 GAA and a .902 save percentage. The 36-year-old won both previous starts in Tampa to begin the series, including a shutout win in Game 2. A win by the Panthers on Wednesday would afford Bobrovsky a bit of a breather prior to the second round.

Bobrovsky made 18 saves Monday in the Panthers' 4-2 win over the Lightning in Game 4 of their first-round series.

EDGE Analysis

Two Tampa Bay goals netted 11 seconds apart in the second period accounted for all the scoring against Bobrovsky. The veteran netminder has given up two goals or fewer in three of four starts to begin Florida's postseason run, and he'll take a 2.01 GAA and a .902 save percentage into Game 5 on Wednesday as the Panthers look to punch their tickets to the second round.

Bobrovsky will start Monday's critical Game 4 at home against the Lightning, Panthers play-by-play announcer Steve Goldstein reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Panthers had a chance to grab a stranglehold on the series in Game 3 and Bobrovsky had a tough game, stopping just 17 of the 21 shots he faced. The 36-year-old will get a chance to rebound from that performance in Game 4 and try to capture some of the magic from the first two games where he stopped 39 of 41 shots (.951 save percentage).

Bobrovsky made 17 saves on 21 shots in a 5-1 loss to the Lightning on Saturday in Game 3. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.

EDGE Analysis

Bobrovsky probably wants at least one of the goals back, but the loss wasn't on him. The Bolts came out hungry and desperate, and the Panthers came up against a brick wall in Andrei Vasilevskiy. Game 4 goes Monday with the Panthers up 2-1 in the series, and Bobrovsky will likely be back in the blue paint.

Bobrovsky will patrol the home crease against Tampa Bay on Saturday in Game 3, Colby Guy of The Palm Beach Post reports.

EDGE Analysis

Bobrovsky is coming off a 19-save performance in Thursday's 2-0 shutout victory. He has gone 2-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .951 save percentage through two starts this postseason. Tampa Bay ranks 15th in the playoffs with 20.5 shots per game.

Bobrovsky made 19 saves in a 2-0 win over the Lightning in Game 2 on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

It was Bobrovsky's fourth career postseason shutout, and it was his first since he and the kitties beat the Oilers 3-0 in Game 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals. He made several great saves to preserve the lead. Late in the second, Bobrovsky stoned Brayden Point who was alone in the slot. And then he made a sparkling glove save on an open-look slapper by J.J. Moser from the right circle with 3:27 left in the game. The Panthers lead the series 2-0, with Game 3 in Sunrise on Saturday afternoon.

Bobrovsky will protect the road goal in Thursday's Game 2 versus the Lightning, Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Bobrovsky stopped 20 of 22 shots in Tuesday's Game 1 win, and he'll look to stretch the Panthers' lead again Thursday. The 36-year-old is 3-3-0 with a 2.36 GAA and an .896 save percentage over six outings in April.

Bobrovsky stopped 20 of 22 shots in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Lightning in Game 1.

EDGE Analysis

Bobrovsky wasn't all that busy in the playoff opener, and he put in a good performance to give the Panthers a 1-0 series lead. He's won three of his last four starts while allowing nine goals on 88 shots in that span. Expect Bobrovsky to start every playoff game for the Panthers as long as he stays healthy.

Bobrovsky will start on the road in Game 1 versus the Lightning on Tuesday, Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

As expected, Bobrovsky has the net for the first game of the Panthers' playoff run. That's unlikely to change regardless of his performance this postseason, especially since Vitek Vanecek didn't have a great end to the regular season. Bobrovsky was occasionally unlucky late in the season, going 9-6-0 despite his elite 1.87 GAA and .916 save percentage over his last 15 outings.