“Chucky,” captain Aleksander Barkov said, “welcome back.” ...

The Lightning will defend their teammates, but they don’t have many enforcer types. Defenseman Emil Lilleberg is the ...

Tkachuk ended up playing just 19 shifts over 11:43 of playing time, about six and a half minutes less than his average TOI ...

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

Meanwhile, Schmidt is just the second defenseman in franchise history to have a multigoal game in the playoffs. The other is ...

The Panthers out-hit the Lightning by a 48-28 count. They particularly made their presence felt in the first period when they ...

Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk scored twice in his return from injury on Tuesday. After the game, he said he felt great, ...

Nate Schmidt, who joined the Panthers in the offseason and scored five goals all season, scored twice as Florida rolled in ...

With a raucous crowd and optimism abound, the Tampa Bay Lightning finally opened their Eastern Conference first-round series ...

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

Matthew Tkachuk returned to the lineup and was back to his old self quickly for the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.