The Florida Panthers took Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2. Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky saved 31 of 33 shots, his second time with 30+ saves in the last four games. The Panthers are heating up at the right time. After losing seven of their …
Read More »A Southeastern Showdown in the ECF; Previewing Panthers – Canes Game 1
When the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup in 2006, the Florida Panthers were 37-34-11 and in the middle of a 12-year playoff drought. This was back when the Canes and Cats played each other eight times a year rather than the three times they do now. The Canes won …
Read More »Schmidt Strikes Again; Lightning Down 0-2 in First Round
There were 19,202 fans packed into Amalie Arena for Game 2 of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the majority being Tampa Bay Lightning fans. In Game 1, the fans donning blue and white left the arena disappointed after the Florida Panthers steamrolled to a 6-2 victory. …
Read More »Lightning Defeat Panthers, Securing Second in Atlantic Division
The Tampa Bay Lightning (47, 26, 8) cruised past in-state rival, the Florida Panthers (47, 31, 4) in a 5-1 victory on Tuesday. The Toronto Maple Leafs finished first in the Atlantic Division, followed by the Lightning in second and the Panthers in Third. Lightning Brings the Heat Tampa Bay …
Read More »Lightning and Panthers Clash Near Season Finale
Playoff implications are on the line as the regular season nears its end in Tampa. The Florida Panthers (47-30-4) travel up to Amalie Arena for a date with the Tampa Bay Lightning (46-26-8) on Tuesday, April 15. Atlantic Title Implication Tampa has an opportunity to win the Atlantic Division. They …
Read More »Panthers Defeat New York Rangers to Tie Series 2-2
The Florida Panthers defended their home ice, defeating the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime to tie the Eastern Conference Finals 2-2. Rangers Special Teams The story in Game 4 for both Florida and New York was the effectiveness of the special teams. The Rangers took advantage early as Anton …
Read More »Lightning Fall Behind Panthers 3-0, End Looms
Desperation sweeps over Tampa as the Lightning fall behind the Florida Panthers 3-0 in the first round of the NHL playoffs after losing 5-3 Thursday in Amalie Arena. Lightning Find Success, Temporarily Tampa Bay found itself down 1-0 early in the first period. With a power play and a chance …
Read More »Panthers Take 2-0 Series Lead Over Lightning
They say lightning never strikes twice, but so far it hasn’t struck once. The Florida Panthers lead the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 in round one of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1782967172584616441 The winner of the best-of-seven series will continue on to round two of the playoffs and face the winner …
Read More »Lightning Fall to Panthers 3-2 in Game 1
The Tampa Bay Lightning came up short against the Florida Panthers Sunday in a 3-2 loss in Game 1 of their first round playoff series. After tying the game at one late in the first period, the Lightning gave up two goals in the third, including an empty-netter to seal …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Close Out Season With Win
The Tampa Bay Lightning head into the NHL postseason riding a 6-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday at Amalie Arena. Records on Records The Lightning closed out the regular season with a spectacular finish. Beating the Toronto Maple Leafs was only half of the night’s accomplishment. With …
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