On Tuesday night, Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky played a pivotal role in his team’s 5-2 Game 1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Bobrovsky stopped 31 of 33 shots, but beyond the stat line, the netminder grabbed most headlines on the night because of a collision that sparked serious concern.

Just 48 hours after beating Toronto in Game 7, Florida became the first team in these playoffs to win in Carolina.

The Florida Panthers showed their championship mettle from last year's run to the Stanley Cup by taking control early in their 5-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes to open the Eastern Conference final Tuesday night.

The Florida Panthers showed no signs of any fatigue from their grueling seven-game battle with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. Just 48 hours after silencing the city of Toronto in Game 7, the Panthers strolled into Carolina and crushed the Hurricanes 5-2 in Game 1 to open the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Florida Panthers are gearing up for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, and no one may be more excited than Jeff Greenberg.

The Cup champion Panthers opened the Eastern Conference final with a 5-2 victory over the Hurricanes in Game 1.

Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky downplayed a brutal hit to the head he took in Game 1 against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Panthers veteran Brad Marchand continued to torture Toronto fans, helping lift his team past the Maple Leafs for the fifth time in his career.