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 1996 campaign, will play either the Vegas Golden Knights or Dallas Stars.
Vegas goes for the Western Conference sweep on Thursday night up 3-0.
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