And by the midway point, the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers had run away with Game 1. The Lightning allowed five ...

Tkachuk scored twice on the power play and made an all-around impact as Florida opens the playoffs with an emphatic win over ...

The main thing was just being back with the guys and being able to compete with them,” said Tkachuk, who had been out since February with a lower-body injury. “It’s been a long two months, some good ...

Matthew Tkachuk had two power-play goals and an assist in his first game after a two-month absence and the Florida Panthers ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Sam Bennett returned from an upper-body injury for the Florida Panthers against the New York Rangers ...

Sam Bennett, who was absent for Sunday’s game against the Red Wings and again Tuesday night versus the Maple Leafs, is ...

FORT LAUDERDALE — Sam Bennett is back healthy. Niko Mikkola is out resting. The Florida Panthers are preparing for the ...

Another deflection goal would give the Panthers their second lead of the game. This time it was Dmitry Kulikov sending a ...

TAMPA -- Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and an assist for the Florida Panthers in a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in ...

After not playing for the Panthers since Feb. 8, Tkachuk had two goals and an assist in a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers have brought “The Battle of Florida” into the Stanley Cup playoffs before, and ...

Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk returned to action with two goals and an assist, and the Stanley Cup champs swiped home-ice advantage by thumping the host Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 to start ...