The loss marks Tampa Bay’s third straight first-round exit. The Lightning have not advanced past the opening round since ...

For the third time in four seasons, the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning are meeting in the playoffs. Given what we’ve seen over the last few months, it might be the best yet.

TAMPA — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all 19 shots he faced to lead the Florida Panthers to a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday in Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoffs ...