Matthew Tkachuk had two power-play goals and an assist in his first game after a two-month absence and the Florida Panthers ...

And by the midway point, the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers had run away with Game 1. The Lightning allowed five ...

Tkachuk scored twice on the power play and made an all-around impact as Florida opens the playoffs with an emphatic win over in-state rival Tampa Bay.

Another deflection goal would give the Panthers their second lead of the game. This time it was Dmitry Kulikov sending a ...

TAMPA -- Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and an assist for the Florida Panthers in a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in ...

Sam Bennett's stellar performance with the Florida Panthers has propelled his net worth to an estimated $20-30 million by ...

Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk returned to action with two goals and an assist, and the Stanley Cup champs swiped ...

After not playing for the Panthers since Feb. 8, Tkachuk had two goals and an assist in a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay ...

Built for playoffs. If you looked up “playoff hockey” in a dictionary, you’d probably find a picture of Sam Bennett.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers have brought "The Battle of Florida" into the Stanley Cup playoffs before, and they're ready to tread back into those choppy waters once again.

Here are five notable stats to know entering the first-round playoff series between the Panthers and Lightning.