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 dsantiago@miamiherald.com
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.
Panthers and Lightning Resume Battle of Florida
The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning are resuming the battle of Florida in their first meeting of the season.
Lightning shutout Panthers 4-0 in second of back-to-back
For the second straight night, special teams proved to be the difference, but this time the Lightning won the battle.
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Panthers use short-handed goals to beat 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 ...
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 ...
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RECAP: Lightning 4, Panthers 0
SUNRISE, Fla. – The Florida Panthers saw their winning streak snapped at four games with a 4-0 loss to the cross-state rival ...
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 ...
Special teams to blame as Panthers snap Lightning’s 4-game win streak
Two shorthanded goals are the difference in an otherwise even contest as Florida sends Tampa Bay to its first loss in 5 games ...
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Panthers vs Lightning Prediction, Picks & Odds for Today's NHL Game
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers at Amalie Arena on Sunday in the Sunshine State. This is the first ...