Winning in the Stanley Cup playoffs and becoming a championship-capable team, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said, is an art.

Despite having all of the necessary pieces to make another run at the Stanley Cup, the Tampa Bay Lightning are staring down their third straight first-round exit. After a 4-2 loss in Game 4 to the ...

SUNRISE — Things can change quickly in hockey, especially in the playoffs. The Lightning were less than four minutes away from taking two straight games on the road against the Panthers, evening ...

The first-round series between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning has been a nasty one, with some very questionable hits on both sides. Game 4 on Monday night was no exception, with one ...

The Florida Panthers fell 5-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning ... the Lightning reminded them they are in for a long series in the Battle of Florida. The Panthers actually got off to a picture-perfect ...

“We can’t think about the long picture here ... Rays, Lightning and college football across Florida. Every weekday, tune into our Sports Day Tampa Bay podcast to hear reporter Rick Stroud ...

FORT LAUDERDALE — The Florida Panthers will be without one of their top defensemen for Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday. Aaron Ekblad was suspended for two games for his hit ...

SUNRISE, Fla. — Things turned nasty Saturday, with Matthew Tkachuk predictably leading the way. The smallest guy on the ice wasn’t afraid. He never is. Jake Guentzel — all 178 pounds of him ...

The Tampa Bay ... Lightning bench, where the normally reserved Jon Cooper threw several fist pumps after his team took the lead. Jon Cooper and the Tampa bench was HYPE after Erik Cernak's goal ...

More Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Florida led the series 2-0 heading into Game 3, but the Lightning managed a big road victory to avoid falling behind 3-0. Tampa Bay won Saturday's game 5-1.

One of the important players on the Tampa Bay Lightning roster is going to miss their biggest game of the season. In the second period of Game 3, Hagel was caught by a high hit from Panthers ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended for two playoff games for elbowing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel, the NHL announced today (April 29). With less than nine ...