Exactly 28 years ago, the Florida Panthers were a third-year expansion team that surprised its way to the Stanley Cup Final.
After constantly bottling up the New York Rangers defensively and getting just enough offense, the Panthers are where they expected to be and will get another chance to win a Stanley Cup.
Sam Bennett scored with 50 seconds left in the first period, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves and the Panthers beat the Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final in Sunrise, Florida, to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight season.