For the third straight season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are knocked out of the playoffs in the first round. Twice by Florida.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The journey to the Stanley Cup finals starts Tuesday night for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Game one of their opening playoff series is against the Florida Panthers. The Bolts ...

With the Tampa Bay Lightning ... One area the Lightning might look to splurge on is the backup goaltender. Johansson was decent at the league minimum salary, but the Bolts will probably look ...

After a tough 6-2 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 1, the Tampa Bay Lightning ... the Lightning and the Panthers will take place on April 26. It will be interesting to see if the Bolts can ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning locked up home ice for the ... York Rangers beating the Florida Panthers on Monday night. Bolts defenseman Ryan McDonagh on the importance of securing ...

The Lightning beat the Panthers in six games in the first round in 2021. However, the Bolts swept them in the second round in 2022. Florida beat Tampa Bay in five games in the first round last year.