The defending champion Florida Panthers ousted the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 in Game 5, wrapping up a convincing series win that bodes well for their repeat bid. The Panthers, healthy after dealing ...

TAMPA — The Florida Panthers kicked off their Stanley Cup ... lineup to lead the Panthers to a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning and give them a 1-0 series lead on Tuesday, April 22.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are reeling after a third consecutive Round 1 postseason exit, and the roster could look a bit ...

The novelty of winning at this time of year hasn’t worn off. The defending champions simply have become used to it by now.

The Lightning eliminated the Panthers in the playoffs in 2021 and 2022 before Florida made its back-to ... Gage Goncalves opened the scoring for Tampa Bay 2:33 into the first period, potting ...

Game 5: Down a defenseman once again, the Panthers returned to their Game 1 & 2 d-core pairings. A chaotic opening period had things tied 2-2, with the Florida goals coming from Verhaeghe and ...

With their third straight Eastern Conference Championship, the Florida Panthers have come a long way from their down days.

And the Florida Panthers were really good students. The Lightning, unbeknownst to them at the time, planted the seeds for this run of postseason by their cross-state rival Panthers. Tampa Bay ...

Following their first-round playoff loss to the Florida Panthers, here are three trade targets that the Tampa Bay Lightning ...