The Florida Panthers closed out their first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 6-3 road win in Game 5 on Wednesday night, eliminating their in-state rival for the second year in a row.

Nick Geddes, from the National News Desk for On3Sports joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer to break down the physical NHL Playoffs series between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers ahead of the Lightning hosting the Panthers with their backs against the wall and one win away from their season ending.

The Florida Panthers made it all look inevitable and unpreventable by the end Wednesday, the way the best teams do, as if by the end there was nothing Tampa Bay could do to shake its fate. Would