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Panthers’ Brunette says facing Tampa Bay ‘is a great opportunity for us’

After winning their first playoff series in more than 25 years, the Florida Panthers will face a familiar foe in the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Tribune News Service · May 16, 2022

Kings bid farewell to Dustin Brown and season in emotional Game 7 loss

EDMONTON, Canada — By the end of a wildly back-and-forth Stanley Cup playoff series between the Los Angeles Kings and the Edmonton Oilers there were no surprises in the decisive game of their first-round matchup Saturday night at Rogers Place in buzzing downtown Edmonton, just superstar efforts.

Los Angeles Times · May 15, 2022

Demoted winger Andre Burakovsky comes through for Avalanche in Game 4

Hours after saying the right things following Monday’s morning skate in Nashville, demoted Avalanche winger Andre Burakovsky had a stellar performance in Game 4 to help Colorado sweep the Predators and advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022

The casual fan’s guide to betting on the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Are we actually betting on a Canadian team to win the whole thing?

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 2, 2022

Kraken’s inaugural season comes to end with loss in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — It was 132 years ago and about an equal number of miles west of this rain-soaked city that a player who’d eventually bring Stanley Cup glory to Seattle was born.

Tribune News Service · May 1, 2022

Steven Stamkos’ hat trick rallies Lightning late to beat Islanders

ELMONT, N.Y. — Championship teams aren’t remembered for how they play in Game 82. In fact, the Lightning lost their final regular-season game before both of their back-to-back Stanley Cup runs.

Tribune News Service · Apr 30, 2022

Panthers rout Red Wings with monster second period for season-best 10th straight win

With only two weeks left until the start of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Florida Panthers are playing as well as they have at any point this season — and nearly as well as they ever have in their history.

Miami Herald · Apr 17, 2022

Panthers run into a red-hot goalie and still manage OT win, 3-2 vs. Ducks

SUNRISE, Fla. — The nightmare scenario for any postseason favorite — and the Florida Panthers will be one next month — is to run into the hot goaltender once the Stanley Cup playoffs begin.

Miami Herald · Apr 13, 2022

Panthers win with defense in Nashville for seventh straight victory

The Florida Panthers, with their massive lead in the Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division, know they won’t have many chances left to play in potential postseason atmospheres before the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs begin next month, but they got one Saturday and thrived in it.

Miami Herald · Apr 10, 2022

Panthers clinch playoff spot, Jonathan Huberdeau sets another franchise record in Buffalo

The Florida Panthers have known for a long time they would be going to the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs. It’s why they always talk about the “bigger prize,” as Andrew Brunette put it Thursday, rather than lingering too much the many milestones they’ve hit along the way this year.

Miami Herald · Apr 3, 2022