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What will the Panthers gain when Matthew Tkachuk returns? ‘There’s no one like him’
The Panthers are hopeful Tkachuk will be back in the lineup when they begin their first-round Stanley Cup playoffs series with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday at Amalie Arena (8:30 p.m., ...
The Post’s predictions for the 2025 NHL playoffs
The Post’s hockey writers make their pick for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Lightning to open NHL playoffs Tuesday against Florida Panthers
The Lightning’s first-round playoff series against the cross-state rival Florida Panthers will begin Tuesday at Amalie Arena.
Listing the Stanley Cup Title Droughts for Every 2025 NHL Playoff Team
The Lightning won back-to-back Cups in 2020 and 2021, falling short of the three-peat in a loss to the Avalanche in 2022. Tampa Bay has three titles in franchise history, the consecutive wins in '20 ...
NHL playoff predictions 2025: First-round winners, dark horse and Stanley Cup champion
The Athletic's NHL staff picks first-round winners, dark horse, biggest disappointment, conference champs, Cup champ and Conn ...
Three players who figure to be key to a long Florida Panthers playoff run
Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart are two of the league’s top two-way forwards. Matthew Tkachuk, when he returns from injury ...
Who will win the Stanley Cup? 2025 NHL playoffs picks and bracket predictions
USA TODAY's Jason Anderson, Mike Brehm and Jace Evans provide their predictions for the Stanley Cup Final teams, the NHL champion and the Conn Smythe winner as playoff MVP: Stanley Cup Final: Carolina ...
4 Lightning Players Set To Make NHL Playoff Debuts
The Tampa Bay Lightning had a successful 2024-25 regular-season. They finished the campaign with a 47-27-8 record and secured ...
2025 NHL Playoffs: B/R Staff First-Round Predictions
Capitals vs. Canadiens is a tale of two seasons: The Capitals flirted with the Presidents’ Trophy, clinched the playoffs on ...