When the Florida Panthers eliminated Tampa Bay in the playoffs, the Nashville Predators' 1st-round pick from the Tanner Jeannot trade got better.

Winning in the Stanley Cup playoffs and becoming a championship-capable team, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said, is an art.

The Florida Panthers closed out their first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 6-3 road win in Game 5 on ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning’s postseason ended on home ice Wednesday night, as the Florida Panthers beat them 6-3 in Game 5 to ...

Nikita Kucherov is one of the best hockey players in the world. He's a perennial 100-point player who has only gotten better ...

Florida advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs after a 6-3 victory in Game 5. Tampa Bay lost all ...

The Florida Panthers' Stanley Cup title defense got off to an ideal start, as the defending champions eliminated the Tampa Bay Lightning in their opening-round ...

Florida Panthers advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs with 6-3 Game 5 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

There is a changing of the guard in Florida and the Eastern Conference, as the Panthers eliminated the Lightning from the ...

The Battle of Florida now feels like a one-sided rivalry. On Wednesday night, the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay ...

Sergei Bobrovsky finished with 26 saves as the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers defeated their in-state rival in five ...

Defending champion Florida Panthers take first step toward repeat bid Wednesday night by eliminating the Tampa Bay Lightning ...