The Florida Panthers look to clinch the first round of the NHL Playoffs over the Tampa Bay Lightning in game five.

The Panthers begin their title defense with a first-round series against the battle-tested Lightning, which begins Tuesday ...

Tkachuk on the far wing is about two feet offside. Still, it was a controversial call with Panthers faithful in Sunrise, ...

The two teams battled for a loose puck along the boards on Monday night. Hagel flipped the puck away from him and up the ice.

Watch the Panthers at Lightning Game 4 on Monday on ESPN at 7:00 PM ET. Live stream the Panthers at Lightning Game 4 on Fubo: ...

Making one lineup adjustment for Game 4, A.J. Greer will join the fourth line in place of rookie forward Mackie Samoskevich.

Florida's Matthew Tkachuk was penalized for hitting Tampa Bay's Jake Guentzel late. Brandon Hagel was suspended for a similar ...

Florida star forward Matthew Tkachuk will not be suspended for the Panthers' matchup with the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on ...

Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk will not face any supplemental discipline for his late-game hit on Tampa Bay ...

You could argue that the tone for the series was set in the first period of Game 1, when Tkachuk took out Kucherov and was ...

The Department of Player Safety also determined that Tkachuk's hit was less forceful than the one delivered by Tampa Bay's ...

The Florida forward will be eligible to play against the Lightning Monday in Game 4 of the first-round playoff series.