Credits: AP, Karl B DeBlaker
Florida went to 5-0 in OT and won its seventh straight game on the road in these playoffs.
Published 5 hours ago; updated 5 hours ago by Aaron Beard
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Traveling Panthers fans attend the first Eastern Conference Finals game.
The Panthers are playing in the round for the first time since 1996, according to NBC Universal, Inc. NBC6’s Ryan Nelson is in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Early on Friday, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final, Matthew Tkachuk defeated Frederik Andersen in the final seconds of the fourth overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Sam Bennett fed Tkachuck after Florida won a fight over the puck.