Expectations were high this year in Tampa Bay. After an early exit last spring, the belief inside the room — and across the fan base — was that this version of the Lightning was more equipped to go a deep playoff run.

There is a changing of the guard in Florida and the Eastern Conference, as the Panthers eliminated the Lightning from the playoffs again.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers play Game 4 of a best-of-7, first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Monday in Sunrise, Florida.