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

Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk returned to action with two goals and an assist, and the Stanley Cup champs swiped ...

Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk returned to action with two goals and an assist, and the Stanley Cup champs swiped ...

Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk, who missed the last 25 games of the regular season due to injury, scored a pair of goals in ...

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

The Stanley Cup playoffs continue on Tuesday, with the New Jersey Devils traveling to face the Carolina Hurricanes on the ...

The Florida Panthers opened defense of their Stanley Cup title with a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night in the first game of the first-round playoff series.

(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Matthew Knies (23) prepares to score past Tampa Bay Lightning ...

Matthew Tkachuk had two power-play goals and an assist in his first game after a two-month absence and the Florida Panthers opened defence of their Stanley Cup title with a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay ...

If the Lightning-Panthers winner gets there again this year, it'll mark the longest stretch of one state or province making it to consecutive title rounds since Alberta — Edmonton six times, Calgary ...

Matthew Tkachuk had two power-play goals and an assist in his first game after a two-month absence and the Florida Panthers ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers have brought "The Battle of Florida" into the Stanley Cup playoffs before, and they're ready to tread back into those choppy waters once again.