Tampa Bay is knocked out of the playoffs in the first round for a third straight season, including twice by Florida.

Second Period_5, Florida, Barkov 1 (Luostarinen, Forsling), 0:52. 6, Tampa Bay, Guentzel 3 (Hedman), 9:57 (pp). 7, Florida, Bennett 3 (Luostarinen, Lundell), 15:13.

The Florida Panthers advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs after a 6-3 victory against the Tampa ...

The Florida Panthers are the defending Stanley Cup champions. Florida is looking to defend its championship in the 2025 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida Panthers advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs with 6-3 Game 5 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Eetu Luostarinen had a goal and three assists as the Florida Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 in Game 5 to win their first-round series in five games.

The Florida Panthers won the opening-round Battle of Florida with a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 on ...

The Florida Panthers won 6-3 in Wednesday's Game 5 versus the Tampa Bay Lightning to advance to the second round of the ...

The Panthers eliminated the rival Lightning on the back of a four-point night by Eetu Luostarinen and a game-winning goal by ...

Game 5 is a must-win for the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are down in the series to the Florida Panthers 3-1. Fans are excited and hopeful that the Lightning will bring home a win on Tuesday. ABC Action ...

Lightning center Jake Guentzel (59) goes down hard after taking a high stick from his own player in front of the net with goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) against the Panthers during first-period ...

With the NHL playoffs heating up, fans of the Florida Panthers were busy Thursday at the Baptist Health IcePlex buying last-minute gear ahead of Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.