Florida scored six goals on just 16 shots against the Lightning’s star goaltender to being the Stanley Cup playoffs.

And by the midway point, the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers had run away with Game 1. The Lightning allowed five ...

Another deflection goal would give the Panthers their second lead of the game. This time it was Dmitry Kulikov sending a ...

Finally, accompanied again by his dangling mouthpiece, he shuffled the puck back and forth in front of Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, as if performing hockey’s version of the three-card Monte.

Matthew Tkachuk's stellar return with two power-play goals and an assist powered the Florida Panthers to a decisive 6-2 Game ...

TAMPA -- Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and an assist for the Florida Panthers in a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in ...

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

Tkachuk scored twice on the power play and made an all-around impact as Florida opens the playoffs with an emphatic win over in-state rival Tampa Bay.

Matthew Tkachuk's 2 power-play goals in return key Florida Panthers' 6-2 win against Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 ...

Making a triumphant return to the lineup after missing two months with a lower-body injury, Matthew Tkachuk tallied two goals ...

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

TORONTO (AP) — Max Domi scored at 3:09 of overtime as Toronto survived a blown 2-0 lead to defeat Ottawa and go up 2-0 in ...