The Florida Panthers had the opportunity to make history Wednesday night against the Carolina Hurricanes. They did not squander it.
The Panthers, a team which made the playoffs by a single point, are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for only the second time in franchise history after beating the Hurricanes 4-3 at FLA Live Arena in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Matthew Tkachuk — the hero of this postseason not named ‘Bobrovsky’ — scored with 4.9 seconds left for the game-winner.
It was his second goal of the night and third game-winning goal of this four-game sweep.
Florida, which has not been to the Cup Final since the rat-fueled 1996 campaign, will play either the Vegas Golden Knights or Dallas Stars.
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