Making a third straight Stanley Cup Final was just part of the idea this year. ... (16), center with Sam Reinhart (13) and Carolina Hurricanes' William Carrier (28) ...

The Florida Panthers have a chance to secure their third trip to the Stanley Cup Final with a win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 tonight.

The Florida Panthers have a chance to secure their third trip to the Stanley Cup Final with a win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 tonight.

William Carrier is called for holding. Sergei Bobrovsky stops a Seth Jarvis shorthanded attempt and Frederik Andersen gloves a shot by Carter Verhaeghe to keep it 3-2 Florida. Third period underway ...

The Florida Panthers have a chance to secure their third trip to the Stanley Cup Final with a win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 tonight.

And more importantly for our purposes today, we could also say goodbye to 48 potential Stanley Cup Final matchups. ... that six-year gap in between probably means this would be William Carrier.

The Florida Panthers are now headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight year, and the team’s fans are still celebrating Thursday after Wednesday night’s big win!

The Florida-Edmonton matchup will be the 11th title-round rematch in the Stanley Cup era and the first since Pittsburgh and Detroit played for the trophy in 2008 and 2009.

Florida Panthers' A.J. Greer (10) celebrates his goal against the Carolina Hurricanes with teammates Tomas Nosek (92) and Niko Mikkola (77) during the second period of Game 1 of the NHL hockey ...

The Florida Panthers have a chance to secure their third trip to the Stanley Cup Final with a win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 ... Carolina's William Carrier with his second penalty of ...