Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) tries to control the puck between Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak (81) and center Anthony Cirelli (71) during the first period in Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Florida’s Sam Reinhart, Niko Mikkola and AJ Greer are out for Game 4 against Carolina
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) 鈥 Sam Reinhart was ruled out by the Florida Panthers for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday, the second consecutive game he has missed since getting hurt earlier in the series against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) tries to control the puck between Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak (81) and center Anthony Cirelli (71) during the first period in Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) 鈥 Sam Reinhart was ruled out by the Florida Panthers for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday, the second consecutive game he has missed since getting hurt earlier in the series against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Also out for Florida: Niko Mikkola, who scored two goals in Game 3, and A.J. Greer.
聽All are listed as day to day, coach Paul Maurice said.
Florida leads the series 3-0, with a chance to clinch on Monday. If Carolina wins, Game 5 will be Wednesday in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Reinhart left Thursday’s Game 2 in the first period by Carolina’s Sebastian Aho.聽
The Panthers aren’t concerned at this point that it’ll be a long-term absence.
鈥淚 would expect, hopefully at some point in this series, they鈥檒l be able to come back in and play,” Maurice said. “The determination is ... the three guys I put in will perform better than those men would tonight.鈥
Jesper Boqvist, who scored the first goal of Florida’s five-goal third-period onslaught Saturday, remains in for Reinhart. Nico Sturm and Uvis Balinskis will be in for Greer and Mikkola, respectively.
Reinhart scored the winning goal in Game 7 of last season鈥檚 Stanley Cup Final for the Panthers, the capper of a 67-goal season including playoffs, and has more goals 鈥 by far 鈥 than anyone else on the Florida roster since joining the club four years ago.
Reinhart鈥檚 43 goals this season, including playoffs, leads the team.
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