The great thing about writing playoff previews is that, once the puck is dropped, they are meaningless. Pretty much everything that happened before a playoff series is meaningless, but we have to pay the light bill around here, and honestly, for as much as things can change in a seven-game series, there are still some overarching strengths and weaknesses teams bring into their match-up. So let’s take a look at some of the 5v5 stats for both the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers to see if there is anything we can possibly find out about the two teams.
A look at some 5v5 numbers for the Lightning and the Panthers
