In a highly anticipated Game 3 of the NHL playoffs, Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk delivered a significant open-ice hit on Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jake Guentzel. The incident, which ...

Aaron Ekblad gets suspended The NHL got it wrong by not suspending Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk for his late hit ...

Mike Sullivan is the winningest coach in Pittsburgh Penguins history, finishing his ten-year tenure behind the bench with a ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning find themselves down 3-1 in their opening-round series to the Florida Panthers and on the brink of elimination. Not only are the Lightni ...

The top seed in the Eastern Conference and the defending Stanley Cup champion can advance to the second round of the playoffs ...

The Florida Panthers will be without one of their top defensemen for Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday. Aaron Ekblad was suspended for two games for his hit on Lightning forward ...

The Lightning’s first-round series against the Panthers has been nothing but exciting, but a focus on evaluating hits and determining whether they are suspension-worthy has overshadowed the quality of ...

But this time there's a twist. In 2021 and 2022, the Lightning were the defending Stanley Cup champion; this time the ...

Will the playoff field shrink Wednesday night? Here are keys to each game, plus Tuesday's recaps, Three Stars.

Dan Patrick unpacks the latest surrounding Pete Rose's potential reinstatement after Rob Manfred discussed his status with ...

The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs begin on April 19. The Winnipeg Jets are the NHL's top overall seed, having finished the regular season with the most points in the standings, and the Washington ...

Questionable hits have been a big storyline in this Battle of Florida, with Aaron Ekblad getting in on the action by dropping Brandon Hagel in the second period on Monday night. Hagel, one may ...