The Florida Panthers travel to Raleigh on Tuesday night for the opening game of a best-of-seven series with the Carolina Hurricanes.

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

Marchand will be there again when the Maple Leafs try to end that drought, though this time with the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of their second-round series at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday (7:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX). The winner will face the Carolina Hurricanes in the conference final.

The Florida Panthers are gearing up for their second Game 7 in their last three postseason series because their offense vanished at the worst possible time.

Each of South Florida’s pro franchises has won a title in a game where the loser’s season would end. The history of local teams’ Game 7s:

After the Florida Panthers topped the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7, the conference finals are officially set for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In the next two weeks, four teams will battle it out to see who will get the opportunity to play for the NHL's ultimate prize this postseason.