The Florida Panthers' Stanley Cup title defense got off to an ideal start, as the defending champions eliminated the Tampa Bay Lightning in their opening-round matchup. Following a 6-3 victory in ...

The Florida Panthers made it all look inevitable and unpreventable by the end Wednesday, the way the best teams do, as if by the end there was nothing Tampa Bay could do to shake its fate.

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Brad Marchand wanted no part of the conversation. He and the Florida Panthers lead the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 in the NHL Eastern Conference finals. Florida is on the brink of ...

Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning clash in Game 4. Panthers lead the series 2-1. The upcoming game is crucial for both teams. A win for Florida puts them closer to advancing. A Tampa Bay ...

Tampa Bay (CBS12 News) — The Florida Panthers clinched the 'Battle of Florida' on Wednesday night with a 6-3 Game 5 win in Tampa Bay. The victory means the Panthers win the series 4-1 ...

The Florida Panthers are one win away from eliminating the Tampa Bay Lightning and winning the latest Battle of Florida. With a 3-1 advantage, the defending Stanley Cup champions are in control ...

Panthers will play the winner of the series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators, which Toronto currently leads 3-2.Nick Paul, Gage Goncalves and Jake Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Eetu Luostarinen had a goal and three assists to lead the Florida Panthers to a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning and advance Florida to the second round of the Eastern ...

Florida Panthers' A.J. Greer (10) celebrates his goal against the Carolina Hurricanes with teammates Tomas Nosek (92) and Niko Mikkola (77) during the second period of Game 1 of the NHL hockey ...

The Panthers will start Sergei Bobrovsky, who went 33-19-2 with a 2.44 GAA and a .906 SV%. In his career against Tampa Bay, he's 14-13-3 with a 3.15 GAA and a .893 SV%. In the playoffs ...

Matthew Tkachuk scored twice in his long-awaited return to the lineup to lead the Panthers to a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning and give them a 1-0 series lead on Tuesday, April 22.