Florida Panthers GM Bill Zito brought in Kevin Stenlund during the offseason to help shore up the team’s lackluster penalty kill. That part of the game is one of Florida’s most improved, and it has been on display in this opening-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Steven Lorentz scored his first-ever postseason goal, and it ended up being the game-winner in the Florida Panthers rousing 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 at Amalie Arena.
TAMPA —Near the end of the regular season, the depth players on the Florida Panthers had the chance to compete for a spot in the regular playoff rotation.
“You aren’t in trouble until you lose at home”. That’s the classic saying of encouragement in the playoffs, a way to motivate a team that lost both games on the road.
Matthew Tkachuk scored twice, including an empty-net goal to ice the game, as the visiting Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 Thursday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference playoff series.
The upcoming No. 1 contender has the aging former champ on the ropes.
The Florida Panthers got two goals from Matthew Tkachuk and defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Thursday (April 25) to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their playoff series.
TAMPA — The mantra of the Tampa Bay Lightning before Game 3 of its playoff series against the Florida Panthers Thursday was ‘Don’t Count Us Out.’ The Panthers are doing that themselves.
Watch the Florida Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 of the Round 1 in the 2023-24 NHL playoffs today, April 25, at 7:00 PM ET. The event will take place in the Amalie Arena and here you can find information on how to watch it for free via live streaming.
The Florida Panthers will be without forward Ryan Lomberg for the second straight game on Thursday in Game 3 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Lomberg has been fighting an illness that kept him out of Game 2 on Tuesday, an overtime win for Florida as they take a 2-0 series lead into Tampa Bay.
TAMPA — For the first time since 2016, Kyle Okposo will lace ‘em up in a playoff game. And it will come as a member of the Florida Panthers, the team he helped knock out of the postseason eight years ago, when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning for Game 3.
Florida Panthers forward Kyle Okposo will play in the postseason for the first time in eight years on Thursday when he takes the ice for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series versus the host Tampa Bay Lightning.
TAMPA — The Florida Panthers will again be without Ryan Lomberg when they play the host Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 tonight. Lomberg played in Game 1 but came down with something and has not been on the ice since.
SUNRISE — The Florida Panthers’ forward depth will be tested in this playoff series against the Lightning with Sam Bennett out for the time being. Florida has already proven it has the defensive depth to compete at a high level.
With Sam Bennett to miss at least a week due to injury, the Florida Panthers now need Anton Lundell to step up and fill his role on the second line. The 22-year-old has shown to be more than capable of doing so.
The Florida Panthers will look to put a stranglehold on the series when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at AMALIE Arena for Game 3 of the opening round.
SUNRISE — On Wednesday afternoon, Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice said he did not have to search out the magnificent save Sergei Bobrovsky made the night before against Matt Dumba of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Hockey expert Greg Liodice of Action Network shares a prediction for Thursday's NHL game between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning.
Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett will be sidelined at least one week with an upper-body injury, coach Paul Maurice said Wednesday. Bennett sustained the injury early in the second period of the Panthers' 3-2 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference first-round series.
Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was the top story of the four-game Stanley Cup Playoffs game slate on Tuesday. In Game 2 against the Tampa
Carter Verhaeghe did it again.
He was out of position, but it did not matter.
Following a 3-2 victory in the series opener, the Florida Panthers got a nice sample out of their strategy going into Game 2. Off to a good start, the Cats put on an all-around fantastic performance in Game 1 vs the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Florida Panthers walk into the postseason as Atlantic Division champions with a record of 52-24-6 with 110 points. They are up 1-0 in their series against their big brother in the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Panthers hope to extend pending UFA defenseman Dmitry Kulikov.
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