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

Now the Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender is writing his own script -- starring the Edison, New Jersey, native as the steady, reliable netminder Toronto has been desperately seeking through one failed ...

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

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 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 Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 in Game 5 to win the series and punch their ticket to the second round ...

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

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff, Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among his 28 ...

Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff, Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among his 28 and the ...

Tom Wilson collected a goal and an assist to help the Washington Capitals advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals ...

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