The Florida Panthers look to clinch the first round of the NHL Playoffs over the Tampa Bay Lightning in game five.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The Panthers were without top forwards Matthew Tkachuk and Alexander Barkov (both injured), Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart, and top ...

Panthers blue liner Niko Mikkola is done for the night in Game 4 against the Lightning afte a brutal hit on Zemgus Girgensons ...

Tkachuk on the far wing is about two feet offside. Still, it was a controversial call with Panthers faithful in Sunrise, ...

Making one lineup adjustment for Game 4, A.J. Greer will join the fourth line in place of rookie forward Mackie Samoskevich.

The former Bruins star is loving life in Florida after being traded and is ready to make his mark in the Battle of the ...

A reporter in Toronto has shared a hot take that some may view as absolutely wild, and it involves Senators captain Brady ...

Florida's Matthew Tkachuk was penalized for hitting Tampa Bay's Jake Guentzel late. Brandon Hagel was suspended for a similar ...

Florida star forward Matthew Tkachuk will not be suspended for the Panthers' matchup with the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on ...

Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk will not face any supplemental discipline for his late-game hit on Tampa Bay ...

You could argue that the tone for the series was set in the first period of Game 1, when Tkachuk took out Kucherov and was ...

The Department of Player Safety also determined that Tkachuk's hit was less forceful than the one delivered by Tampa Bay's ...