“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 ...

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

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

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 ...

The Florida Panthers face the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Tuesday, ...

Fittingly, perhaps, the Lightning and the Florida Panthers don’t begin their series until nearly 9 p.m. (ET) Tuesday — a main ...

The Florida Panthers take on the Tampa Bay Lighting in a Stanley Cup Playoffs series that starts on Tuesday, April 22.

Matthew Tkachuk will play in Game 1 for the Florida Panthers - his first game since Four Nations injury.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have lost home-ice advantage. Now they must find a way to ensure they do not head to the home of the defending Stanley Cup champions down by a pair of games in the ...