Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23) scores a goal against Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) in overtime period in Game 2 of the first-round of the 2024 Stanley Cup ...

Matthew Tkachuk will skate Tuesday morning. Whether he'll play for the Florida Panthers in their playoff opener on Tuesday night is anyone's guess. Tkachuk — who hasn't played for the Panthers ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk will skate Tuesday morning. Whether he'll play for the Florida Panthers in their playoff opener on Tuesday night is anyone's guess. Tkachuk — who ...

Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett (9) and Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel (38) look for the puck during the second period of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 on Sunday ...

Tampa Bay beat Florida 4-1 in 2021 (on its way to a second consecutive Stanley Cup title) and swept the Panthers in 2022 — giving up just three goals in that series. Florida beat Tampa Bay in ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers have brought "The Battle of Florida" into the Stanley Cup playoffs before, and they're ready to tread back into those choppy waters once again.

The Battle of Florida rages on. For the fourth time in the past five seasons, the Florida Panthers will be facing off in the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the cross-state rival Tampa Bay Lightning.

It's starting to feel like an annual tradition: Panthers vs. Lightning in the NHL playoffs, the battle of Florida, a matchup that has seemed to decide which team will eventually get to the Stanley ...