Panthers to start rookie goalie Spencer Knight in Game 5 vs. Lightning

Florida Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight (30) warms up prior to an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars, Monday, May 3, 2021, in Sunrise, Fla. (Joel Auerbach/AP)

The Florida Panthers will start their third different goalie in five games when they turn to rookie netminder Spencer Knight in Game 5 of their series vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Chris Driedger, who started both Games 2 and 3 for the Panthers, will back up the rookie.

Sergei Bobrovsky will be a healthy scratch after struggling in Game 4. Bobrovsky was pulled after giving up five goals on 12 shots in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Lightning. He also started in Game 1 for the Panthers, a 5-4 loss in which he made 35 saves.

Knight was a 2019 first-round pick and appeared in four games for Florida this season, posting a 4-0-0 record. He has a 2.32 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage in his four appearances.

The Panthers are down to their last life, trailing the Lightning 3-1 in their best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoffs series.

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