Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel - who has also been a regular at Miami Heat games during their playoff run this spring - banged the drum before the game. Slavin was quickly ruled out for the remainder of the game after Bennett’s hit, with what the Hurricanes said was “an upper-body injury.” Slavin wobbled as he tried to get to his feet. Tkachuk’s two goals gave him 21 points in the playoffs - extending his Florida single-season postseason record, which was 17 by Dave Lowry in 1996. Panthers general manager Bill Zito was announced earlier Wednesday as a finalist for NHL GM of the year. “And hopefully we can cap off this amazing year.” “It’s been unbelievable since July since I got here,” Tkachuk said.
It stayed that way until Fast got the equalizer with 3:22 left, and then Tkachuk finished it off - getting the Panthers to the title round in his first season. Lomberg’s goal midway through the second gave Florida the lead again. Carolina - a 113-point, division-championship-winning team in the regular season - made it 2-1 later in the first on Stastny’s goal, and Teravainen tied it early in the second. Tkachuk made it 2-0 on the power play midway through the first. Towels waved, strobe lights flashed, and the fans wasted no time letting the Panthers know that they were ready to a clincher. And Florida is as close to a Cup as it has ever been the Panthers were swept by Colorado in the 1996 final.
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A bounce here, a bounce there, a Bobrovsky not here, a Bobrovsky not there, and this series could have gone much differently.īut Bob was his best. It could have been four games the other way.” “Everyone’s going to say, ‘You got swept.’ That’s not what happened,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. Paul Stastny and Teuvo Teravainen had the first two goals of the night for the Hurricanes, while Brady Skjei and Jordan Martinook each had two assists. Jesper Fast seemed like he might have saved the season for Carolina, getting a tying goal with 3:22 left in regulation. But the rats were picked up, the goal was deemed good, and 27 years of waiting was officially over 4.9 seconds later. Toy rats - the Panthers’ tradition, a nod to the unwanted locker room guests from Florida’s old arena in 1996 - sailed down from the stands, and the goal needed to survive an official review. But you know, at the end of the day, we have our eyes on something different.” “Eastern Conference champions,” Florida defenseman Aaron Ekblad said. Jordan Staal - his brothers Eric and Marc play for the Panthers - took a tripping penalty with 57 seconds left in regulation, setting up the power-play that Tkachuk finished off after getting into the slot and beating Frederik Andersen to set off a wild celebration. Ryan Lomberg and Anthony Duclair had the other goals for Florida, which swept a series for the first time in franchise history.
Added Tkachuk: “We earned that thing, and definitely didn’t do it the easy way.
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