Florida Panthers goaltender Chris Driedger will get the start between the pipes on Thursday for Game 3 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Driedger started Game 2, a 3-1 loss that put Florida in a 0-2 series hole, after Sergei Bobrovsky got the nod in Game 1, which the Panthers lost 5-4. Driedger stopped 26 of 28 shots in Game 2.
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Driedger, 27, went 14-6-3 in in 23 starts for the Panthers in the regular season with a 2.07 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage.
Bobrovsky, who saved 35 of 40 shots in Game 1 on Sunday, started 30 games during the regular season with a 2.91 GAA and .906 save percentage.
Game 3 between the Panthers and Lightning gets underway Thursday at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on FX and Sportsnet Now.
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