The Florida Panthers go to the Eastern Conference final for the third straight season in hopes of making their third straight Stanley Cup Final. Such sustained success starts with the Panthers

Another year, another early playoff exit for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto dropped Game 7 at home against the Florida Panthers in their second-round series, sending the team to an early offseason.

Referee Chris Rooney, widely considered to be one of the top officials in the NHL, was bloodied and had to leave Game 7 of the Florida-Toronto playoff matchup on Sunday night after taking an inadvertent stick to the face.

The Florida Panthers failed to advance past the Toronto Maple Leafs in game 6 of their second-round series. Florida was shut out in the game and will now be heading on the road for Game 7. It was a poor effort all around from the Panthers,

Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored two tone-setting first-period goals while Sergei Bobrovsky remained strong in net as the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurri

Before every series, Florida coach Paul Maurice talks to his team about what they need to do along the way to get ready for Game 7. The reason: If a series goes the distance — like this NHL second-round matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs has — he doesn’t want his club to be surprised.