The travel to the Stanley Cup final is becoming an old hat for Florida Panthers.
After sending Carolina Hurricane with a 5–3 win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final in Rale, Neck on Wednesday, the panthers got the third straight appearance in the cup final and the opportunity to protect their 2023–24 title.
Carter Verheghe scored a Go-forward goal in the third period, and Matthew Takachuk and Sam Bennett gave each a target and assistance to each. Sergei Bobarovski made 20 savings.
Florida will face the winner of the Edmonton-Dalas series, which the oileers took a 3–1 lead in Game 5 on Thursday. Panthers won the cup on Edmonton in seven matches last season.
“We are going to be very ready,” said Tkachuk. “We know how. It was actually different two years ago, it was very new to us. …
“This is not our first rhodio with it. We are eager to travel there and then eventually in the series. The time of our life, so you can enjoy it. If you don’t enjoy it, you probably should not be here.”
Sebastian AHO scored twice and Seth Jarvis had a goal and a assistance for the storm. Frederick Anderson stopped 17 shots.
“I found nothing but proud with this group,” said Carolina’s coach Rod Bindmore. “Yes, we didn’t like this type of, this series, but again, (Panthers) standard. You are not giving adequate credit to Florida.”
Verheghe put Florida ahead 4-3 at 12:21 pm. He took a pass through the crease from Alexander Barkov and gave it a roof over Anderson.
Verhaighe said, “Barki is very strong on Pak and (Sam Renehart) did a good drama on the blue line, so that she could cook the bark and let her talk there.” “He took a man and then two people and then cooked me with a very open mesh. At a significant time, the incredible game by Barki.”
Bennett scored an empty-ane goal with 54 seconds remaining to provide the final score.
Jarvis tied it at 3 pm at 3 pm at 3 pm when he collected the pak in front of the net and lifted it over Bobarovski’s inhibitor.
Below two after a period, the panthers scored three unanswered goals to proceed 3–2 by the end of the middle frame.
Florida’s coach Paul Maurice said, “We are two down, 40 minutes (left) of hockey, we can score some goals.” “We are fine in this game. As long as we show anything what we do. You are going to get a chance. … We can’t reach it () 3-0. It was our only meditation. It was our only meditation. Do not let it come up to three, and let’s remove the chip.”
The rally began on a power play at 7:23 to Tkachuk, when he received his stick on the shot of Aaron Ekblad over the slot and touched Anderson’s glove to cut the margin 2–1.
Ivan Rodrigues tied it 30 seconds. He turned to the net and redirected a feed from Bennett through five-sixes on Anderson.
Anton Lundel put Florida 3–2 at 11:59 after a Carolina Iceing. After winning the draw, he went to the net and uprooted the feed of Brad Marchand through the crease above Anderson’s left hand.
“I think we definitely gain some speed once we get the first one,” said Verhage. “This is our mindset throughout the playoffs. I think we are building every game, trying to get one, not trying to open our game or play in a different way than our style. Friends did fantastic plays in important moments.”
The AHO captivated on a turnover by Florida, leading to a 1-0 lead at the first period at 4:39. He stopped a pass in a neutral region by Panthers Defenseman Gustav Forceling and flew on a breakway, with a wrist bullet under Bobarovski’s glove.
Aho put a storm by a pair at the earlier 18:54. He picked up the puck in the neutral zone and took it to the top of the right circle before wire the snap shot of a snap shot in the blocker side.
“For me, you either win or lose the series,” Aho said. “It doesn’t matter whether you lose in four or seven, whatever you lose. But it’s something to be proud that people show for work and never leave, and it’s a big thing, but at the end of the day, we were not able to push through the day. …
“We knew that it was going to be a big task to try to defeat them, and we really believe that we have what it is, but we clearly reduced again.”
Panthers Forward Itu Luosarinen left late game in the first period and did not return due to an unknown injury. Maurice said that he did not feel that the disease was serious.
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