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The reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers wasted no time snatching home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference final.
It's just another reason the Panthers won the Stanley Cup last season and are chasing it again this season, leading the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 in the Eastern Conference Final, with Game 2 at Lenovo Center on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS, CBC). Coach Paul Maurice didn't hesitate when asked who created that atmosphere.
The Cup champion Panthers opened the Eastern Conference final with a 5-2 victory over the Hurricanes in Game 1.
Over 250 individuals were arrested in relation to a human trafficking ring, including one former NFL player. The bust took place in Florida after Polk County police and authorities began a multi-agency, focused effort tihho make the arrests. The former NFL player arrested in Florida was ...
The Florida Panthers visit the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series Sunday.
Referee Chris Rooney, who was hit in the face with a hockey stick during the Florida Panthers-Toronto Maple Leafs series, is doing well and hopes to return to work the NHL playoffs, a league source told UPI on Tuesday.