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.
Spencer Knight starts for FLA
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) May 24, 2021
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.
