The Hurricanes arrive in the final four with some rest, as they have had a couple of quick series to get to this point. After eliminating the New Jersey Devils in five games in Round 1, Carolina beat up the Washington Capitals, the team that finished with the best record in the East during the regular season, in five games.

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Aaron Ekblad and Seth Jones scored 11 seconds apart late in the third period, and the Florida Panthers rallied for a 4-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday.

The Panthers are up 2-0 and heading home but they may have lost Aleksander Barkov to an injury when Lightning forward Brandon Hagel nailed him in the third period.

TAMPA — The Florida Panthers sent their cross-state rivals packing in the first round for the second-straight season. With a 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Panthers advance to the ...

Aaron Ekblad tied the game with 3:47 to go in the third period and 11 seconds later, Seth Jones sent a point shot past Andrei Vasilevskiy for the game-winner.

(AP) — For Florida and Tampa Bay players, the hitting is happening on the ice. For the coaches, it’s happening at the microphone. Panthers coach Paul Maurice and Lightning coach Jon Cooper ...

The defending champion Florida Panthers ousted the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 in Game 5, wrapping up a convincing series win that bodes well for their repeat bid. The Panthers, healthy after dealing ...

Panthers coach Paul Maurice spoke about his team's comfort in Game 7 after destroying the Maple Leafs on Sunday.

Jake Guentzel and Brayden Point scored for Tampa Bay. Andrei Vasilevskiy had 10 stops. The Lightning ... Those two goals put Florida up 4-1 — the second goal for the Panthers in a 14-second ...