* Matthew Tkachuk tallied the overtime winner after the Panthers surrendered three separate leads as Florida earned another win at TD Garden and forced Game 6 in its First Round series.
* Fresh off leading all American Hockey League rookies in scoring this season, Tye Kartye made his NHL debut in Game 5 for the Kraken and found the back of the net as Seattle now sits one win away from eliminating the reigning Stanley Cup champions.
* League trends continued as we saw the 11th overtime game and road teams improved to 23-14 – tied for the most road wins at this stage of any postseason (23 in 2012). The records for most road wins in the opening round (30) and a single playoff year (47) were also established in 2012.
* The Lightning look to stave off elimination and force a Game 6 against the Maple Leafs. The 2023 First Round can become the fifth in NHL history to feature seven or more series require at least six games. The only ones to do so to date: 2022 First Round (7), 2010 Conference Quarterfinals (7), 1992 Division Semifinals (8) and 1991 Division Semifinals (8).
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