The Florida Panthers missed a chance to close out their series vs. the Carolina Hurricanes, but hit the road again, where they've played their best.

I’m not being disrespectful to the other teams I’ve coached, but the team here is just the best team I’ve ever coached. It’s not really that close.’

The Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes meet in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C.

The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are one win away from a third consecutive trip to the conference final and from extending the Toronto Maple Leafs' playoff misery. The Panthers ...

NOTES: Florida forward Eetu Luostarinen left the game with an injury after the first period. … The Panthers are the ninth franchise in NHL history to make three consecutive Stanley Cup Final ...

Toronto, which went 0-4-0 against Florida in the regular season, did manage to win the Atlantic Division and will now test drive its home-ice advantage. The Maple Leafs are 4-2 across a half-dozen home playoff games so far. Toronto, which has not outshot Florida since Game 1, won Game 6 despite putting just 17 shots on net.

The defending champion Florida Panthers ousted the Tampa Bay ... They showed they'll remain a tough out in the playoffs. They held the Lightning, the NHL's top-scoring team, to two power-play ...

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) shakes hands with Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) after Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series, Wednesday ...

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