The Battle of Florida continues to be one of the most intense rivalries in the NHL, and Game 3 took things to another level for the Florida Panthers and Tampa B

Then, the "NHL on TNT" panel offered different perspectives on whether or not the Tkachuk deserves a suspension for the action. Tkachuk’s late hit, which earned him a five-minute major for interference,

The Tampa Bay Lightning won Game 3 on the road to stay within striking distance of their first-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers. However, all the talk after the game will be about Matthew Tkachuk’s 5-minute major penalty after a late hit on Jake Guentzel.

The Florida Panthers had two of their best players available for Game 3 of their playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel received a one-game suspension from the NHL on Friday, a day after hit injured Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov.

A couple of rough battles have led to the defending Stanley Cup Champions building a comfortable lead in The Battle of Florida, as the Florida Panthers look to take a stranglehold on their series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.

The Florida Panthers have had a fantastic start to the 2025 NHL playoffs. After defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning by a 6-2 final score in Game 1, the Panthers followed that up with a hard-fought 2-0 win over the Bolts in Game 2.