The defending champion Florida Panthers ousted the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 in Game 5 ... The Panthers, already a deep championship team, added Brad Marchand, Seth Jones and penalty killer Nico ...

Suddenly, the Tampa Bay Lightning are feeling more alive ... And the Panthers -- the reigning Stanley Cup champions -- will be at home for Game 4 on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla.

The Tampa Bay Lightning ... so the Lightning will need to be on their A-game to help their chances. This is especially so when noting that the Panthers are the reigning Stanley Cup champions ...

Defending champion Florida Panthers take first step toward repeat bid Wednesday night by eliminating the Tampa Bay Lightning ...