After missing the last two months of the regular season with a lower-body injury, Tkachuk opened the 2025 postseason with a ...

Matthew Tkachuk returned to action with two goals, and the Stanley Cup champs swiped home-ice advantage by thumping the host ...

The Florida Panthers face the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Tuesday, ...

Meanwhile, Schmidt is just the second defenseman in franchise history to have a multigoal game in the playoffs. The other is ...

The state of Florida is buzzing ahead of the Stanley Cup Playoff series between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning.

Here we go. The puck will finally drop in the Battle of Florida when the Florida Panthers take on the Tampa Lightning in Game ...

With a raucous crowd and optimism abound, the Tampa Bay Lightning finally opened their Eastern Conference first-round series ...

The Florida Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series.

For the third time in four seasons, the Panthers and Lightning are meeting in the playoffs. This one might be the best yet.

Fittingly, perhaps, the Lightning and the Florida Panthers don’t begin their series until nearly 9 p.m. (ET) Tuesday — a main ...

Tampa Bay (47-26-8) finished second in the Atlantic Division while Florida (47-31-4) finished third. The teams split their ...

The Florida Panthers know just how important special teams are in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Being able to gain an edge in that facet of the game, especially early, has the potential to swing a series.