Panthers hold practice in Fort Lauderdale on April 20. Gameday has finally arrived. The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning will hit the ice for Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoff series on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. You can check out the Panthers expected forward lines and defensive pairings over at THN Florida’s game preview [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/game-day/panthers-enter-game-1-against-tampa-bay-healthy-full-of-confidence]. In goal, Florida and Tampa Bay will be going with their star tendies, both of whom have been playing some excellent hockey of late. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNjE3OTM2NjIzMjQ4NDky/img_6014.jpg] Coming back from offseason back surgery, Andrei Vasilevskiy slowly but surely got back to his Vezina-quality form, though perhaps not with the same consistency as in years past, at least not yet. Vasilevskiy is still more than capable of stealing a game, as he proved in last month’s 47-save effort against Florida. Tampa won 5-3 despite being outshot 50-16. For Florida, Sergei Bobrovsky just had his best season since signing with the Panthers five years ago. He finished with a 36-17-4 record to go with a 2.37 goals against average and .915 save percentage. Bob also tied for the NHL lead with six shutouts. The game is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. from Amerant Bank Arena. It will be televised locally on Bally Sports Florida and nationally on ESPN. LATEST STORIES FROM THE HOCKEY NEWS - FLORIDA Panthers enter Game 1 against Tampa Bay healthy, full of confidence [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/game-day/panthers-enter-game-1-against-tampa-bay-healthy-full-of-confidence] Keys to victory for Florida, Tampa Bay in Stanley Cup Playoff series [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/keys-to-victory-for-florida-tampa-bay-in-stanley-cup-playoff-series] Reliving Florida Panthers magical run to last year's Stanley Cup Final [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/reliving-florida-panthers-magical-run-to-last-years-stanley-cup-final] Aaron Ekblad, Florida Panthers fully healthy heading into Stanley Cup Playoffs [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/aaron-ekblad-florida-panthers-fully-healthy-heading-into-stanley-cup-playoffs] The Hockey Show: Previewing, predicting opening round of Stanley Cup Playoffs [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/the-hockey-show-previewing-predicting-opening-round-of-stanley-cup-playoffs] Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNjQxMjA5NjI4NzMxMDIz/unnamed.jpg]