Top moments of season for Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers

The Florida Panthers received the Stanley Cup for the primary time of their historical past with a 2-1 win in opposition to the Edmonton Oilers in Sport 7 of the Stanley Cup Ultimate at Amerant Financial institution Enviornment on Monday.

Florida was 16-8 within the Stanley Cup Playoffs after going 52-24-6 to complete first within the Atlantic Division. They defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in 5 video games within the first spherical, the Boston Bruins in six video games within the second spherical and the Presidents’ Trophy-winning New York Rangers in six video games within the Jap Convention Ultimate.

The Panthers, who misplaced to the Vegas Golden Knights within the 2023 Cup Ultimate, turned the primary staff because the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009 to win the Cup the season after shedding within the remaining. They adopted a special path to the Ultimate this season after they had been 42-32-8 final season and did not clinch the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs till the ultimate week of the common season. Within the playoffs, they upset the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes earlier than shedding to the Golden Knights.

The Panthers raced to a 3-0 lead within the Cup Ultimate earlier than shedding the subsequent three video games, however recovered in Sport 7.

Not like final season, after they overcame a 3-1 collection deficit in opposition to the Bruins within the first spherical, the Panthers solely performed in a single recreation this postseason when going through elimination; Sport 7 of the Ultimate.

Listed here are a number of the highlights for the Panthers on the highway to the Stanley Cup:

BEST MOMENT: For the primary time of their historical past, the Panthers received the Stanley Cup with a 2-1 in in Sport 7 in opposition to the Oilers. Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart scored for the Panthers, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves. Captain Aleksander Barkov turned the primary Finland-born captain to carry the Stanley Cup.