Two days after a Game 7 triumph in Toronto, the Florida Panthers square off with the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL's Eastern Conference Final.

The Panthers have a quick turnaround this week, going from Game 7 of the conference semifinals against Toronto on Sunday to Game 1 of the conference final against Carolina on Tuesday.

Prior to the Florida Panthers’ Game 7 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoffs series against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday, coach Paul Maurice took a moment to send his “deepest sympathies and condolences” to Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele, who he coached for nine seasons, after Scheifele’s father Brad died unexpectedly on Friday.

The result extended Toronto’s streak of playoff disappointment to their seventh consecutive Game 7 loss, but Panthers coach Paul Maurice pushed back on the narrative built around the Leafs.

Paul Maurice didn’t hold back when speaking about the Florida Panthers’ important win over Auston Matthews’ Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Panthers coach Paul Maurice coached Mark Scheifele for nine seasons in Winnipeg, and he began his Sunday morning press conference by offering condolences to the Jets player for the sudden loss of his father,

The Panthers’ Paul Maurice and Brad Marchand offered their condolences to Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele, whose father died Friday. Scheifele decided to play in Saturday’s Game 6 vs.

A few days after his Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the playoffs, Paul Maurice said coaches should stay away from the handshake line at the end of a series. “I think it should be on the players,