Tkachuk's Last-Second Goal Sends Panthers to First Stanley Cup Final Since 1996
- The Florida Panthers swept the Carolina Hurricanes in four one-goal games to win the Eastern Conference title.
- Matthew Tkachuk scored the game-winning goal with 4.9 seconds left to send the Panthers to their first Stanley Cup Final in 27 years.
- The Panthers will face either the Vegas Golden Knights or Dallas Stars in the Stanley Cup Final.
- Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 36 shots and has been stellar throughout the playoffs with a .966 save percentage in the series.
- The Panthers reached the Stanley Cup Final as the No. 8 seed, becoming the first team in NHL history to sweep a series on their way to the Final after entering the playoffs with the lowest seed.