Heat shocks the world, Panthers try to replicate
Frustrating losses mixed with exhilarating wins made the Miami Heat and Florida Panthers' regular seasons intriguing
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Frustrating losses mixed with exhilarating wins made the Miami Heat and Florida Panthers' regular seasons intriguing
Matthew Tkachuk scored six minutes into overtime to help the Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 and force their first-round playoff series back to Florida for a sixth game.
Panthers will try to keep their season alive in Bean Town on Wednesday night
Tkachuk and Sam Bennett had goals for Florida
Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist, Linus Ullmark stopped 29 shots and the Boston Bruins topped the Florida Panthers 4-2 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Panthers dominated the Bruins in the third period of Game 2 to tie the series
.Brandon Montour scored twice and the Florida Panthers had four third-period goals to beat the Presidents' Trophy-winning Bruins 6-3 on Wednesday night and send Boston to its first loss in 10 games.
Brad Marchand scored his 50th career playoff goal, David Pastrnak and Jake DeBrusk also scored, and the NHL-best Boston Bruins opened the playoffs by beating the Florida Panthers 3-1.
The Panthers may be heavy underdogs but the players are supremely confident
Alex Lyon expected to be the starting goaltender Monday night when Florida visits Boston in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference first-round series
Brent Burns scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes scored four times in the third period to beat the Florida Panthers 6-4 to win the Metropolitan Division.
Panthers made a second half of the season run that ended in a playoff berth
John Tavares scored with 21.3 seconds remaining in overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Florida 2-1 Monday night to snap the Panthers' six-game winning streak.
The Panthers need a combination of gaining or having a Pittsburgh loss that totals three points to clinch a playoff spot
Alex Lyon set a franchise record for saves in a regulation game and Aleksander Barkov scored twice as the Florida Panthers beat the Ottawa Senators 7-2 on Thursday night for their fifth consecutive victory.
