Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers ended with a victory for the road team at AMALIE Arena. Despite the Lightning overcoming an early one-goal deficit, Florida scored four straight goals—including three in the second period—to take a 6-2 win.

Meanwhile, Schmidt is just the second defenseman in franchise history to have a multigoal game in the playoffs. The other is Brandon Montour, who had a pair of two-goal games in Round 1 against the Boston Bruins in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs.