The conference final round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is now set after a Game 7 clash between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night.

The reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers meet the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final for the second time in three seasons.

Mike DiStefano breaks down the Eastern Conference Finals between the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes.

They have been fully immersed in the Panther way for about 10 weeks now, receiving a crash course of how to play the team’s grind-it-out style that frustrates opponents before being fully thrust into Florida’s latest playoff run. “It’s a hell of a lot better to be on this side of it,” Jones said with a smile Sunday.

The NHL playoffs have reached the conference finals, with four teams ready to battle for the Stanley Cup. The defending champion Florida Panthers face the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final, while the Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars meet up for a rematch of the 2024 West final.

Florida Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk admits he feels bad for the Toronto Maple Leafs after another early playoff exit.

Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen (27) and Toronto Maple Leafs center Calle Jarnkrok (19) go for the puck during the third period in Game 6 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series, Friday, May 16, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) AP

The final four have been set and one of them will be lifting the Stanley Cup in a months time. Out east, the Carolina Hurricanes will have home-ice advantage over the Florida Panthers, while in the West,