The Florida Panthers are one step away from their third consecutive Stanley Cup Final after taking down the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games. If they want to defend their title, the Panthers have to go through a much more well-rested Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final.

Matthew Tkachuk was honest with his Panthers squad about playing the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Finals.

So far in these playoffs, nobody on the Florida Panthers roster has collected more points than Brad Marchand and no skater has logged more ice time than Seth Jones. Meet the latest examples of Bill Zito pushing all the right buttons.

Target Seth Jarvis, Brad Marchand, and Andrei Svechnikov as prime players to score in Game 1 of the Carolina Panthers hosting the Florida Panthers.

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube and several players will speak to reporters Tuesday after their Stanley Cup quest was crushed Sunday by the Florida Panthers.

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 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,

NHL referee Chris Rooney hopes to return to the Stanley Cup playoffs after a scary scene unfolded during Game 7 of the second-round series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers on Sunday night.