Anton Lundell does not know life in the NHL without postseason play. As a rookie, when he finished sixth in the Calder Memorial Trophy voting, the Panthers reached the second round. The following year ...

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 ...

Already down a game in their first-round series against Florida, the Lightning could be without matchup line center Anthony Cirelli for Thursday’s Game 2 at Amalie Arena. Cirelli exited Tuesday’s ...

Donnie & Dhali: Don Taylor and Rick Dhaliwal discussing what it might take for the Vancouver Canucks to extend head coach ...

In a game in which the story line going in was the return of Matthew Tkachuk (who did not disappoint), the story within the ...

Matthew Tkachuk had two power-play goals and an assist in his first game after a two-month absence and the Florida Panthers opened defense of their Stanley Cup title with a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay ...

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 ...

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

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

TAMPA – Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk returned to the ice for the first time since early February and scored two power-play goals in the second period to lead the Cats to a 6-2 win over the ...

If Nate Schmidt can’t make you smile, you may need to check your pulse. For a team looking to repeat as Stanley Cup champions ...