The Florida Panthers know just how important special teams are in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Being able to gain an edge in that facet of the game, especially early, has the potential to swing a series.

Bennett’s goal 3:44 into regulation opened scoring Tuesday in the Panthers’ eventual 6-2 win over the Lightning in Game 1 of the best-of-7 Stanley Cup playoffs first-round series. “It’s important to ...

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

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

Matthew Tkachuk's 2 power-play goals in his return keyed the Florida Panthers' 6-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in ...

After missing the last two months of the regular season with a lower-body injury, Tkachuk opened the 2025 postseason with a ...

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.

Fans, media and statistical models are all giving their takes and projections, but what do people inside the league think?

In the 2024 playoffs, Edmonton sent the Kings to an early vacation after five games in a first-round matchup before ...

Zemgus Girgensons has anticipated this Tuesday for his entire life. Girgensons, an 11-year NHL veteran who spent his first 10 ...

The EA Sports Stanley Cup Playoff simulator is predicting this to be the year a Canadian team ends the countries lengthy ...

The hockey staff at Sportsnaut breaks down each of the eight first-round playoff series, and each member shares his ...