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 ... Nate Schmidt scored 4:41 into the second period ...

Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky had a 19-save shutout, and Nate Schmidt and ... close out the series. TAMPA — The Florida Panthers may have defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on April 24 ...

TAMPA — The lockers have been emptied and the ice has been cleared at Amalie Arena. After a couple of weeks to let a third ...

The Panthers have won at least one playoff series in each of the past 4 seasons, made it to the Stanley Cup Final in the past ...

winning both of its road games against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Game 3 is set for Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla. Schmidt, who turns 34 in July, has never had double-figure goals in any of his ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Nate Schmidt scored his third goal in two games, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 19 shots and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead ...

The Florida Panthers have taken a commanding lead in their opening-round Stanley Cup playoffs series against the Tampa Bay Lightning after ... defenseman Nate Schmidt has already scored three ...