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A day later, 'The Save' still had Panthers marveling at Bobrovsky's NHL playoff heroics
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — In the moment, The Save kept the game tied. By night's end, it became a game-saver since Florida went on to prevail in overtime. And the way Panthers coach Paul Maurice sees it, the impact from Sergei Bobrovsky's moment on Tuesday night will only...
Verhaeghe scores OT winner, Bobrovsky makes some fantastic saves, and Panthers top Lightning 3-2
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped a shot with his mask, then made a diving, no-look save that they'll remember in Florida for a long time. And Carter Verhaeghe made sure his goalie's highlight-reel work came in a win. Verhaeghe — making some history of...
Defensemen injuries are already piling up early in the NHL playoffs
Deep NHL playoff runs Jason Demers went on during his playing career usually ended the same way. “The injuries just accumulated too much,” he said. “And then you’re just not playing at 100%.” That attrition is already showing early in the first round this...
Panthers score twice in the third period and beat the Lightning 3-2 in Game 1 of NHL playoffs
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Here's a sentence that has never been said: Florida leads Tampa Bay in a playoff series. And for the Panthers, that's a great way to start. Carter Verhaeghe tapped in a pinpoint pass from Aleksander Barkov for the lead 58 seconds into the third...
It's an all-Florida battle when the Panthers face the Lightning in Round 1
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Paul Maurice doesn't need any reminders going into these playoffs of what games between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning mean to both teams. In the eyes of the Panthers' coach, there were two clear examples this season. Florida led Tampa Bay 9-1 in...
Kucherov is 5th player in NHL to reach 100 assists as Lighting beat Matthews, Maple Leafs 6-4
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Auston Matthews came up empty in his bid to become the ninth player in NHL history to score 70 goals in a season, but Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov became the fifth player to have a 100-assist season as the Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4 on Wednesday night. ...
Dylan Cozens scores 2 goals as Sabres beat Lightning 4-2 to finish another disappointing season
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dylan Cozens scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres concluded another disappointing season with a 4-2 win over the playoff-bound Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. Jordan Greenway and Zach Benson also scored for the Sabres, who will miss the playoffs for an...
Capitals beat the Lightning 4-2 to keep their playoff hopes alive
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the score tied and their season hanging in the balance, Charlie Lindgren made one big save after another to keep the Washington Capitals in a crucial game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. With the score still tied and the season still hanging in the balance,...
Brady Tkachuk scores the only goal of the shootout as Ottawa beats Tampa Bay 3-2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist in regulation and scored the only goal of the shootout as the Ottawa Senators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Thursday night. NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had two assists for the Lightning to give him 98 this season...
Stamkos has 3 goals and an assist, Kucherov adds 3 assists as Lightning beat Blue Jackets 5-2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos had three goals and an assist, NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov picked up his fourth straight three-point game with three assists, and the playoff-bound Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Tuesday night. Anthony Cirelli and...
