whose absence left the Lightning with just 10 healthy forwards. Panthers coach Paul Maurice said Game 1 was a “hard game to access” because there wasn’t enough 5-on-5 time. “There isn’t ...

Cooper’s unsuccessful challenge led to a Florida power play, and it took only 14 seconds for Tkachuk to capitalize, basically burying the Lightning in Game 1. Right on cue, Tkachuk was standing ...

scoring twice and letting the Tampa Bay fans hear it as the defending champs had their way with the high-flying Lightning in a 6-2 victory in Game 1 of the highly anticipated Battle of Florida.

Tkachuk, playing in his first game for the Panthers since Feb. 8, scored a pair of power-play goals in Florida’s three-goal second in a 6-2 win over the Lightning in Game 1 of their first-round ...

Vasilevskiy stopped 10 of 16 shots in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Panthers in Game 1. The Lightning's shot suppression game was fine, but the Panthers cashed in on all three of their power-play ...

TAMPA-- Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and an assist for the Florida Panthers in a 6-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Amalie Arena on Tuesday.

It was only Game 1, but it was a tough night for the Tampa Bay Lightning. A 6-2 loss to the Florida Panthers in their playoff opener inside a packed out Amalie Arena — and just like that ...

Here’s everything you need to know before Round 1 commences. Panthers: 55.51 CF% (2nd), 52.40 GF% (10th), 55.04 xGF% (2nd), 53.03 HDCF% (7th) Lightning: 50.39 CF% (13th), 56.36 GF% (3rd), 50 ...

The Florida Panthers knew one of their biggest challenges entering their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series with the Tampa Bay Lightning was ... approach in Game 1 of the best-of-7 series ...

The Panthers prepared to face the Tampa Bay Lightning for Game 1 of their series in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. And they hoped to have the star winger back in the fold. The time for a decision ...

Finally, at long last, Tkachuk is back, and he made his presence known in the Florida Panthers’ 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday in Game 1 of the opening-round playoff series at ...