The Florida Panthers are one win from eliminating the Tampa Bay Lightning from the playoffs for the first time in the franchises' histories. The Lightning won the rivals' two previous playoff encounters in 2021 and 2022.
TAMPA — For the first three games of their playoff series against the Florida Panthers and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, one could see the frustration of the Tampa Bay Lightning mounting.
TAMPA — Brandon Montour made a statement and defended his good friend and Florida Panthers teammate Nick Cousins after their Game 3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.
TAMPA — Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice did not seem too upset following his team’s Game 4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday evening. He just wanted to escape a very warm press workroom where his press conference was being held.
TAMPA — The Florida Panthers expected the Tampa Bay Lightning to come out Saturday as if its season depended on it. Not sure the Panthers were actually completely ready for what Tampa brought, however.
The Lightning are on the brink of elimination, trailing the Florida Panthers 3-0 in the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
He sustained a lower-body injury against the Blues on Dec. 19 that kept him out of game action through the All-Star break and sustained the freak double-break in his left leg while attempting to lay a hit on Rangers winger Alexis Lafrenière in his first game back.
.TAMPA — The Florida Panthers know they are going to have a fight on their hands today when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning at 5. Coach Paul Maurice does not want to talk about the possibility of a series sweep, figuring the ego of the champion Lightning is bruised enough.
TAMPA — Yes, the Florida Panthers have beaten the Tampa Bay Lightning more than any other team in NHL. It just has not happened when it counted most. Today, the Panthers have the opportunity to escape the large shadow cast by their cross-state rivals as they go for the sweep in their best-of-7 first-round playoff series.
Hockey expert Grant White of the Action Network shares a prediction for Saturday's NHL game between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning.
TAMPA — Kyle Okposo reintroduced himself to playoff hockey by bringing the thunder with the Florida Panthers. In his first playoff game since 2016, Okposo
TAMPA — Lightning coach Jon Cooper knows his team is in deep against the Florida Panthers in this playoff series. And it could be a short-lived postseason run for the Lightning if the Panthers have their way.
TAMPA — Steven Lorentz did not expect to be in the Florida Panthers lineup during the playoffs. The 28-year-old forward was a healthy scratch for most of the regular season.
The Florida Panthers are one victory away from ending their first-round Eastern Conference playoffs in as little time as possible. The Atlantic Division champions won 5-3 Thursday night over the Tampa Bay Lightning on the state's Gulf Coast and put themselves ahead 3-0 in the best-of-seven series.
The Battle of Florida hasn’t been a close one. The Florida Panthers are up three games to none over the Tampa Bay Lightning. In previous years, the Lightning dominated the Panthers in the playoffs.
The Florida Panthers were in firm control of their Round 1 series against the Tampa Bay Lightning heading into Game 3 last night. But they now smell blood
Florida Panthers GM Bill Zito brought in Kevin Stenlund during the offseason to help shore up the team’s lackluster penalty kill. That part of the game is one of Florida’s most improved, and it has been on display in this opening-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
“You aren’t in trouble until you lose at home”. That’s the classic saying of encouragement in the playoffs, a way to motivate a team that lost both games on the road.
The upcoming No. 1 contender has the aging former champ on the ropes.
The Florida Panthers will be without forward Ryan Lomberg for the second straight game on Thursday in Game 3 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Lomberg has been fighting an illness that kept him out of Game 2 on Tuesday, an overtime win for Florida as they take a 2-0 series lead into Tampa Bay.
Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was the top story of the four-game Stanley Cup Playoffs game slate on Tuesday. In Game 2 against the Tampa
Since coming over to the Panthers organization during the 2020-21 NHL season, there has always been quite a bit of injury concern attached to the center.
Carter Verhaeghe did it again.
The Florida Panthers walk into the postseason as Atlantic Division champions with a record of 52-24-6 with 110 points. They are up 1-0 in their series against their big brother in the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Panthers hope to extend pending UFA defenseman Dmitry Kulikov.
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