The Florida Panthers are 5-1 in NHL playoffs series in which they have won the opener. That bodes well for Florida, which will play host to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night in Sunrise.
As advertised, Game 1 of the Battle for Florida did not disappoint. The in-state rivalry kicked off with a lot of pace from both teams, very strong defense, and a bit of chippiness, but no major fights yet.
The Florida Panthers walk into the postseason as Atlantic Division champions with a record of 52-24-6 with 110 points. They are up 1-0 in their series against their big brother in the Tampa Bay Lightning.
For the third time in four years, the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning face off in the playoffs. Contrary to their previous meetings, it is the Panthers who have home ice, as the team with the highest regular season ranking.
Is there a better playoff matchup than the Battle of Florida? Game 1 between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers was another electric chapter between the two rivals, with an absolutely ridiculous 109 hits combined between the two clubs.
To start off the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Matthew Tkachuk found yet another way to be a hero in the final minutes of a game. With the Tampa Bay Lightning pressing with an empty net at 6-on-5, Tkachuk was out there making big plays in his own zone.
The Florida Panthers opened the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a hard-fought 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday afternoon at Amerant Bank Arena.
SUNRISE — As Sasha Barkov made his way out of a triumphant Florida Panthers dressing room Sunday afternoon, he stopped to ask a reporter whether his team’s 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning was the franchise’s first Game 1 win in a first-round series.
SUNRISE — The Florida Panthers took control of their game against the Tampa Bay Lightning and celebrated with a 3-2 win in Game 1 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in the opening of their best-of-seven, first-round playoff series at Sunrise, Fla.
Carter Verhaeghe's game-winning playoff goals usually come in overtime. But the Florida Panthers will gladly take the one he scored Sunday. Verhaeghe,
SUNRISE — Paul Maurice said Saturday that if he was not coaching in these Stanley Cup playoffs, the series he would watch as a fan would be the one between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Panthers hope to extend pending UFA defenseman Dmitry Kulikov.
Few players on the Tampa Bay Lightning know as much about the Florida Panthers as Anthony Duclair does. Duclair spent the previous three seasons with the Panthers before being traded to San Jose on July 1 in a cap-saving move.
FORT LAUDERDALE — Although the Florida Panthers come into this postseason with much more playoff experience than in past years, only two players know the feeling of hoisting the Stanley Cup.
FORT LAUDERDALE — For the third time in four years, the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning will clash in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. While Florida is still looking to get one over on Tampa Bay for the first time, this cross-state rivalry features two of the most successful teams in the NHL over the past few years.
FORT LAUDERDALE — When the Florida Panthers beat Buffalo last Saturday, it was mentioned to coach Paul Maurice that we were now going to see which team wanted to avoid the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
FORT LAUDERDALE — The Florida Panthers may not have won the Stanley Cup last summer, but there is no doubt who the star of the playoffs was in 2023: Matthew Tkachuk.
Will the young hot shots break through, or will the aging champs stave off Father Time?
In theory, winning the NHL's Atlantic Division should have given the Florida Panthers an "easier" first-round playoff opponent. But, if history is any judge, that hardly is the case.
Two names on Sunday seem to be primed for prop production. Two players, three bets each, let's go. YB's NHL expert Griffin Carroll loves Florida's offense to get things going at home vs. Tampa Bay.
Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice confirmed to the media this morning that defenseman Aaron Ekblad is ready to go for Game 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
For just the third time ever, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers are set to face off in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. All three have happened in the last four seasons.
Florida Panthers: 1st in Atlantic Division, 110 points Tampa Bay Lightning: 1st Eastern Conference Wild Card, 96 points* * – with one game remaining To
Florida Panthers Chairman, Owner and Governor of Sunrise Sports & Entertainment, Vincent Viola announced today that the Panthers and General Manager Bill Zito have agreed to terms on a multi-year contract extension that promotes him to President of Hockey Operations.
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