NHL Playoffs Tuesday morning roundup

Another NHL club in the East punched their ticket to the next round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Panthers blew out their in-state rival Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 in Game Five from Sunrise to win the series 4-1. Carter Verhaeghe and Sasha Barkov each scored a pair of goals in the clincher. Florida will play the winner of the Bruins-Leafs series.

Out West, The Stars knotted their series against the Golden Knights at two games apiece following a 4-2 victory in Game Four from Vegas. Four games are on the slate for Tuesday. The Bruins-Leafs, Islanders-Hurricanes, Avalanche-Jets and Predators-Canucks are all in action.

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