The Florida Panthers failed to eliminate the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, falling to their cross-state rival by a 6-3 count in a sloppy performance at Amerant Bank Arena. Florida’s inability to stay out of the penalty box in Game 4 loomed large as they surrendered a pair of power-play goals and allowed two goals while playing 4-on-4. The undisciplined Cats also gave a shorthanded goal. Source ..read more

The Florida Panthers took a commanding lead in the latest postseason edition of the Battle of Florida by posting a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday night. Matthew Tkachuk opened and closed the scoring, Steven Lorentz notched his first career playoff goal, and Sam Reinhart and Brandon Montour beat Andrei Vasilveskiy with beauties. Source ..read more

Steven Lorentz scored his first-ever postseason goal, and it ended up being the game-winner in the Florida Panthers rousing 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 at Amalie Arena. Florida opened the scoring for the third consecutive game at 10:39 of the first after the Lightning failed to exit its zone. Carter Verhaeghe dished off to Anton Lundell and he rounded the net before… Source ..read more

The Florida Panthers will look to put a stranglehold on the series when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at AMALIE Arena for Game 3 of the opening round. Carter Verhaeghe’s roof job 2:59 into overtime gave the Cats another 3-2 victory, putting them up two games to none. Sam Bennett, who will be out for the foreseeable future, opened the scoring and set-up Vladimir Tarasenko’s first… Source ..read more

Carter Verhaeghe’s sensational goal 2:59 into overtime lifted the Florida Panthers to another gritty 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, putting the Cats up two games to none in the first-round series between the two cross-state rivals. After Niko Mikkola rimmed around the boards from left to right, Matthew Tkachuk applied pressure to Emil Lilleberg, forcing the puck into heavy traffic in… Source ..read more

The Florida Panthers drew first blood in the latest postseason edition of the Battle of Florida with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 at Amerant Bank Arena on Sunday. Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Sam Reinhart and Matthew Tkachuk also lit the lamp as the Panthers ended a five-gamme postseason losing streak against the Bolts. Source ..read more

The Florida Panthers opened the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a hard-fought 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday afternoon at Amerant Bank Arena. It’s the first time the Cats have won Game 1 in their three playoff series against the Lightning. Sam Reinhart opened the scoring 6:17 into the first by deflecting in Gustav Forsling’s wrist shot from the left side after Aleksander Barkov… Source ..read more

For the third time in four seasons, the Florida Panthers (52-24-6) will meet its cross-state rival in the playoffs when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning (35-25-6) this afternoon in Game 1 at Amerant Bank Arena. A late season surge pushed the Panthers past the Boston Bruins into first place in the Atlantic Divison to set up another Sunshine State Showdown. The Cats posted its second-highest points… Source ..read more

Last night the NHL announced the schedule for the Eastern Conference’s first postseason games. The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning will open their series at Amerant Bank Arena on Sunday, April 21st at 12:30 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN in the United States and on Sportsnet and TVAS north of the border. As for the rest of the Eastern Conference… Source ..read more

The Florida Panthers overcame a two-goal deficit and beat the Toronto Maple Leafs by a 5-2 count at Amerant Bank Arena to win the Atlantic Division in its final game of the regular season. Florida finished the 2023-24 campaign with a 52-24-6 record and 110 points. They won a divison title for the fourth time in franchise history and will face the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the… Source ..read more