They have missed the playoffs nine years in a row, with six of those years coming under general manager Steve Yzerman.

Game 3 saw Jake Guentzel pampering the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 5-1 win against the Florida Panthers, thereby shifting the playoff series momentum. Tied with Matthew Tkachuk’s early goal ...

The smallest guy on the ice wasn’t afraid. He never is. Jake Guentzel — all 178 pounds of him — was in the middle of the violence during Saturday’s crucial Game 3. Matthew Tkachuk has been ...

Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk received a five-minute major for interference for a late hit on Tampa Bay star Jake Guentzel on Saturday during Game 3 of the first-round series. Can he expect ...

The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning series intensified on Saturday after a controversial hit involving the Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk and the Lightning's Jake Guentzel during Game 3.

At the center of the Lightning and Panthers contest was Tampa Bay forward Jake Guentzel. The scoring winger recorded three points to help secure the win, but was also the recipient of a punishing ...

Guentzel had a goal and two assists in a 5-1 victory over Florida in Game 3 on Saturday. Guentzel scored from in front of the net 21 seconds into the third period, with the teams skating at 4-on-4 ...

Late in the third period of Tampa’s 5-1 win, Tkachuk was given a five-minute major for interference after an open ice hit on the Lightning’s Jake Guentzel. With less than five minutes ...