The Battle of Florida continues to be one of the most intense rivalries in the NHL, and Game 3 took things to another level for the Florida Panthers and Tampa B

Then, the "NHL on TNT" panel offered different perspectives on whether or not the Tkachuk deserves a suspension for the action. Tkachuk’s late hit, which earned him a five-minute major for interference,

The Tampa Bay Lightning won Game 3 on the road to stay within striking distance of their first-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers. However, all the talk after the game will be about Matthew Tkachuk’s 5-minute major penalty after a late hit on Jake Guentzel.

Brandon Hagel will miss Game 3 of the Lightning's first-round playoff series after getting suspended for his late hit that knocked Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov out of Game 2.