Panthers Advance to Stanley Cup Finals

The Florida Panthers beat the New York Rangers 2-1 on June 1st in Game 6 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals, taking the series in six games. The Panthers have now won the Eastern Conference two years in a row to advance to the Stanley Cup Final, but they have some unfinished business; last season they lost the Finals to the Vegas Golden Knights in five games.

The Panthers shut down the Rangers until Artemi Panarin scored with 1:40 left in the third period to make it interesting. Sam Bennett scored for Florida in the first period and Vladimir Tarasenko added a second goal in the third period for Florida. The Rangers elimination means that once again the President’s Trophy winner will not win the Stanley Cup, the eleventh year in a row the team with the best regular season record will fall short of winning the Cup.