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Ryan Lomberg [600x400] (Credit: Photo by Chris Tanouye/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)

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Florida Panthers forward Ryan Lomberg will miss Game 2 against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday due to illness, coach Paul Maurice announced.

Steven Lorentz will draw into the lineup for the Panthers, who posted a 3-2 win over the Lightning in Sunday's opener of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series.

Lomberg, 29, recorded seven points (five goals, two assists) in 75 games this season. He registered one shot on goal in 6:32 of ice time Sunday in Sunrise, Fla.

Lorentz, 28, totaled three points (one goal, two assists) in 38 games this season.