Welcome back to NHL Predictions, this time it is our 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs preview, where we break down matchups, analyze ...

Matthew Tkachuk returned to action with two goals, and the Stanley Cup champs swiped home-ice advantage by thumping the host ...

For the third time in four seasons, the Panthers and Lightning are meeting in the playoffs. This one might be the best yet.

After missing the last two months of the regular season with a lower-body injury, Tkachuk opened the 2025 postseason with a ...

Puck drop for Game 1 of the Panthers-Lightning matchup is at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Tampa’s Amalie Arena. Tampa Bay will host Games 1, 2, 5 (if necessary) and 7 (if necessary) as the higher seed.

The Florida Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series.

But this time there's a twist. In 2021 and 2022, the Lightning were the defending Stanley Cup champion; this time the ...

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) takes a shot on Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) and misses during the first period of a game on Monday, March 3, 2025, at ...

Last year, the two in-state foes also met in the first round, with Florida ... Panthers series live on SiriusXM. New subscribers can enjoy SiriusXM for free for four months. Listen to live NHL ...

Tampa Bay took the first two series in 2020-21 and 2021-22, while Florida got some revenge with a gentleman’s sweep in 2023-24. The Panthers are ... 5-on-5 stats in the NHL in that span.

The Florida Panthers ... the winner of the series has gone on to make the Stanley Cup Final each time. More: STANLEY CUP TRAVELS: How Florida Panthers celebrated with NHL championship trophy ...