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 ...

Two years ago, Toronto Maple Leafs fans learned the hard way to be careful what you ask for. Rather than renew a longstanding, and recently one-sided, playoff rivalry with the Boston Bruins, a ...

Tensions continue to boil over between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers in their first-round playoff series. The Panthers may be on the verge of advancing with a 3-1 series lead ...

“Clear. Clear as day.” Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz left Monday night’s playoff game against the Florida Panthers — an eventual 5-4 Toronto win at Scotiabank Arena — a few ...

Aaron Ekblad and Seth Jones scored third-period goals 11 seconds apart and the Florida Panthers stormed from behind to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in the ...

A critically endangered Florida Panther has been killed by a vehicle in Collier County, marking the sixth death of 2025. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission‘s ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs opened the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs by punching the Florida Panthers in the mouth. The Panthers punched back, but still fell short. Toronto scored just 33 ...

It was a closeout game for the Florida Panthers Wednesday night, and an elimination game for the host Tampa Bay Lightning. The difference? “They will have the desperation advantage on us ...

April 22 - The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers have brought "The Battle of Florida" into the Stanley Cup playoffs before, and they're ready to tread back into those choppy waters once again.

(AP) — For Florida and Tampa Bay players, the hitting is happening on the ice. For the coaches, it’s happening at the microphone. Panthers coach Paul Maurice and Lightning coach Jon Cooper ...

The Florida Panthers are somehow entering the playoffs with a better team on paper than the one they won the Stanley Cup with last season. A mid-season injury to Matthew Tkachuk at the NHL’s 4 ...