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, ...

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.” ...

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 ...

Tkachuk’s injury at the 4 Nations Face-Off meant that he hadn’t played for the Florida Panthers since Feb. 8, a run that saw ...

It's officially NHL playoff season and the Florida Panthers are taking on their state rival, the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs continued on Tuesday night with four games. Here are some key takeaways from ...

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

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