The Florida Panthers face elimination in their Stanley Cup Final series against the Vegas Golden Knights and are grappling with uncertainty on what lineup will be available to keep their Cup hopes alive.

Florida fell to the Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 4 on Saturday and now trail 3-1 in the series. Vegas can earn its first championship in franchise history with a victory at home in Game 5 on Tuesday. 

 
Saturday's tilt was particularly costly for the Panthers injurywise. Florida's scoring leader, Matthew Tkachuk (11 goals, 13 points), was limited to just 16 minutes, 40 seconds of ice time -- his lowest of the postseason -- due to an undisclosed ailment.

Florida coach Paul Maurice didn't provide a postgame update on Tkachuk and had nothing further to share Sunday. What Maurice did share was the Panthers' plan to maximize whatever Tkachuk could offer Florida when the puck drops Tuesday.