The first-round playoff series between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning has had no shortage of physicality.

In a highly anticipated Game 3 of the NHL playoffs, Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk delivered a significant open-ice hit on Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jake Guentzel. The incident, which ...

In Game 2, Florida's Matthew Tkachuk was ejected after doing something similar to Tampa Bay's Jake Guentzel. In Game 4, Hagel ...

The Lightning have nine goals in the series — five in their Game 3 win and four in the their three losses combined. Not only ...

Tensions continued to escalate in Game 4 of the first-round playoff series between the Lightning and Panthers.

As tightly contested and high quality as the Lightning’s first-round playoff series against the Panthers has been, it has gone rogue in terms of hitting. Having the NHL’s department of player safety ...

The Carolina Hurricanes entered Game 5 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a chance to end their series. They held a 3-1 ...

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Both teams scored goals 11 seconds apart in yet another chippy, physical game. Tampa Bay did it first to take a second-period ...