Lightning head coach Jon Cooper provided a crushing injury update about Oliver Bjorkstrand ahead of the opening round vs Panthers.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Oliver Bjorkstrand will not play in the team's Eastern Conference first-round series against the Florida Panthers, head coach Jon Cooper announced on Saturday.Bjorkstrand is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury that he sustained the injury during Tampa Bay's 4-3 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings on April 11.

After a strong 2024-25 regular-season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are ready for the playoffs. The Lightning will play Game 1 of the first round against the Florida Panthers on April 22, and it should be a great series.