The Lightning will defend their teammates, but they don’t have many enforcer types. Defenseman Emil Lilleberg is the ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning have lost home-ice advantage. Now they must find a way to ensure they do not head to the home of the defending Stanley Cup champions down by a pair of games in the ...

Home-ice advantage hasn’t really existed over the past couple of years in the Stanley Cup playoffs. In 2023 and 2024, ...

Nate Schmidt, who joined the Panthers in the offseason and scored five goals all season, scored twice as Florida rolled in ...

It does not take much to get Nate Schmidt going, something teammates noticed immediately and, Tuesday night, jokingly caught ...

The main thing was just being back with the guys and being able to compete with them,” said Tkachuk, who had been out since February with a lower-body injury. “It’s been a long two months, some good ...

“Chucky,” captain Aleksander Barkov said, “welcome back.” ...

Barkley began by taking the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Ottawa Senators in Round 1 in the Battle of Ontario, saying, “My man ...

After losing to the Panthers in five games during the first round in 2023-24, it's fair to wonder whether any doubt is ...

The Florida Panthers began their quest to repeat as Stanley Cup champions Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning in a ...

Speaking of waiting, Matthew Tkachuk finally returned to the Panthers roster after being out with a lower-body injury since ...

The Florida Panthers made a statement on Tuesday with their 6-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning to begin their best-of-7 ...