Here they go again: Lightning vs. Panthers in Round 1, for Sunshine State hockey supremacy
- The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning will begin their fourth postseason series in five years on Tuesday night.
- The two teams are Sunshine State rivals and are attempting to establish runs of success.
- Tampa Bay defeated Florida in 2021 and 2022, while Florida defeated Tampa Bay last season en route to winning the Cup.
- This season, both teams had 47 wins and tied their head-to-head record, with each scoring 128 goals in the last 40 meetings.
- Jon Cooper has 87 playoff wins as Tampa Bay's coach, while Nikita Kucherov secured his second straight scoring title with 121 points.
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Lightning Have “Another Level” They Must Find In Game 2
TAMPA, Fla. – You know it was a late and long night when with 10 minutes remaining in the third period Amalie Arena was maybe – maybe – half full. Alas, a 6-2 defeat at the hands of the defending Stanley Cup champ Panthers in Game 1 of this postseason was just that – a […] Lightning Have “Another Level” They Must Find In Game 2

Matthew Tkachuk back in Panthers' lineup for Game 1 against Lightning
Matthew Tkachuk is back in the Florida Panthers’ lineup, returning to play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup champions’ first-round series at Tampa Bay on Tuesday night. Tkachuk went through practices Saturday and Monday, then took part in the…

Matthew Tkachuk strikes quickly for Panthers in Game 1 against the Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk returned to the lineup and was back to his old self quickly for the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.
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