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.

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 ...

Tampa Bay loses Game 1 as Florida's Matthew Tkachuk nets two power-play goals in his first action after a two-month injury ...

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

John Romano | Sure, you could nitpick a few things about the Lightning’s Game 1 defeat, but the Panthers were just much ...

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 ...

Matthew Tkachuk made the Panthers look whole again in a dominant Game 1 win over the Lighting, while the Hurricanes held ...

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

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 ...