Lightning earn home-and-home split with rival Panthers

Panthers blanked by Lightning in penalty-filled, chippy encounter between state rivals
Florida Panthers left-wing Matthew Tkachuk (19) lies on the ice after being injured from a hit by Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov (86) during the first period of an NHL game at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday, December 23, 2024, in Sunrise, Florida. David Santiago [email protected]
The Backcheck: Lightning earn home-and-home split with rival Panthers
Johansson made numerous key stops on breakaways in the game, one in which Florida outshot the Lightning 28 to 14 across the final two periods. Johansson’s 36-save shutout was his first of the season. Johansson has won his last three starts and boasts a .966 save percentage in those games.
Lightning Exact Revenge on Panthers in Shutout Win
T he rivalry between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers has quickly become one of the most fiery ones in the NHL. Appropriately dubbed the "Battle of Florida", these two
How Lightning ‘grew as a team,’ rebounded to beat Florida Panthers
From losing its star player to killing off several penalties to the scuffles in between, Tampa Bay comes together as a group to defeat its rival.
State Your Case: Do Panthers or Lightning own state of Florida?
There are two NHL teams in Florida: the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning. They are separated by about 250 miles and have been fierce rivals since the Panthers joined the NHL for the 1993-94 season. The Lightning joined the League a season earlier.
Florida Panthers Shut Out by Lightning. Man, It Was Fun
The Florida Panthers lost 4-0 to the Lightning on Monday night. That is the simple truth of it all. But, good golly, was it entertaining. The sold-out crowd of 19,544 who crammed into the Vault seemed to enjoy every minute of it.
Panthers open home-and-home with win over Lightning
A.J. Greer and Eetu Luostarinen tallied short-handed goals on the same penalty kill as the visiting Florida Panthers opened a home-and-home series with three special-teams scores, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Sunday.
Panthers in Tampa to kick off holiday home and home with rival Lightning
Florida took a quick flight up to Tampa for their first matchup of the season with the cross-state rival Tampa Bay Lightning. It’s the first leg of a home and home between the Cats and Bolts that will conclude a night later, Monday in Sunrise.
Kucherov scores before game misconduct, Lightning get chippy 4-0 win over Panthers
Nikita Kucherov scored before he was ejected for kneeing Matthew Tkachuk, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida ...
Matthew Tkachuk returns to Panthers’ game vs Lightning after knee-on-knee collision
Florida Panthers star winger Matthew Tkachuk briefly left Monday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning after a knee-on-knee ...
Panthers rolling, aim to sweep home-and-home vs. Lightning
After putting to rest the season's worst spell of play last month, the Florida Panthers appear to be back on pace in the Atlantic Division.
Florida Panthers use short-handed goals to beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 in opener of home-and-home set
A.J. Greer and Eetu Luostarinen scored short-handed goals 42 seconds apart in the second period to help the Florida Panthers ...
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‘He’s a keeper for us’: A.J. Greer impressing in first season with Florida Panthers
Before he even took the ice for his first game with the Florida Panthers, forward A.J. Greer laid out his expectations for what he would provide to his new team.