The Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs did not last very long. They were matched up against their in-state rivals, the Florida Panthers, and were eliminated in five games.
With their season over, all eyes will turn to the Tampa Bay Lightning‘s decision regarding Steven Stamkos. The narrative in Game 5 against the Florida Panthers was straightforward: did Stamkos play his last game with the Lightning?
For the second time in three years, hockey fans in the Sunshine State witnessed a postseason showdown between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers.
The Lightning have signed head coach Jon Cooper to a one-year extension. He’ll remain in Tampa through the 2025-26 campaign.
Jon Cooper’s Tampa Bay Lightning were eliminated from the playoffs on Monday night, being shown the door in five games only by their home-state rivals, the Florida Panthers.
As playoff eliminations pile up and free agency draws closer, it’s easy for teams and their fans to get their heads stuck in clouds, playing “what if?” However, Montreal Canadiens fans really don’t need to run their imaginations too wild at the notion of the Habs signing Tampa Bay Lightning star Steven Stamkos.
After the Tampa Bay Lightning’s playoff ouster at the hands of the Florida Panthers, much of the post-game conversation centered around the status of their captain, Steven Stamkos.
Alright. We’ve officially hit the offseason for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Sadly, it came in April instead of June, and there are way too many teams still playing, but that’s the world we’re in.
The moves come one day after the Lightning were eliminated from the first round of the NHL playoffs by the Florida Panthers.
With the Tampa Bay Lightning officially out of the 2024 NHL Playoffs, the focus will shift to the status of captain Steven Stamkos. A pending UFA who hasn’t convinced the franchise to treat him like a priority and offer him an extension, Stamkos stayed on the bench after the Game 5 loss to Florida, taking in the sights and sounds.
The Tampa Bay Lightning were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Monday, and Lightning head coach Jon Cooper did not hold back on two goalie interference calls that went against them.
With the Tampa Bay Lightning losing to the Florida Panthers in five games, there will be a lot of questions surrounding the future of Steven Stamkos with the Lightning.
The Florida Panthers on Monday booked their place in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, as they knocked out the Tampa Bay Lightning. Following this loss in the Battle of Florida, questions are now being raised on whether this defeat was the last game of Steven Stamkos in a Lightning uniform.
The Florida Panthers took down the Tampa Bay Lightning in game five, 6-1, to clinch a trip to the second round for the second consecutive season. They beat the Lightning in a playoff round for the first time – the Lightning had won the previous two.
It's official. The Florida Panthers are the NHL's new Sunshine State champion.
Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe wouldn't be denied on Florida's first goal of Game 5 against the Lightning.
NHL betting expert Nick Martin of Action Network breaks down his NHL Playoffs best bets for tonight.
Welcome back to another day of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head and other factors that may play in.
Action Network hockey expert Carol Schram shares a prediction for Monday's NHL game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers.
With their backs against the wall, the Tampa Bay Lightning showed up in a big way by letting the Florida Panthers know they weren’t going down without a fight.
Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos and Brandon Hagel each tallied twice, and the Lightning stayed alive in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with a 6-3 win over the visiting Florida Panthers in Game 4 on Saturday.
He sustained a lower-body injury against the Blues on Dec. 19 that kept him out of game action through the All-Star break and sustained the freak double-break in his left leg while attempting to lay a hit on Rangers winger Alexis Lafrenière in his first game back.
With the Florida Panthers up 3-0 in the series on the Tampa Bay Lightning, the brooms are out and the weight is on the Bolts to get themselves back in the series.
Heading home with an 0-2 deficit, the Tampa Bay Lightning knew they had to win to make this a series. Unfortunately, another close loss puts a season that at times looked promising on life support.
A few Tampa Bay Lightning players stepped up yesterday in game two. However, the Lightning fell to the Florida Panthers by a score of 3-2 in overtime to continue their 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff run.
A few Tampa Bay Lightning players stepped up yesterday in game one. However, the Lightning fell to the Florida Panthers by a score of 3-2 to start round one of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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