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Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky speak after their team beat the host Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in quadruple overtime in Game 1 of the NHL Eastern Conference finals at PNC Arena in Raleigh on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Well, the game ended on Friday, May 19, 2023. The Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes play Game 2 of the NHL Eastern Conference finals at 8 p.m. (TNT) on Saturday night. Florida leads the best-of-7 series 1-0 and has won seven consecutive road games in these playoffs. The Panthers are also 5-0 in overtime this postseason. Matthew Tkachuk won the game with 12.7 seconds remaining in the fourth overtime to finish off the sixth-longest game in NHL history. Florida also got goals from Sasha Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe with Sergei Bobrovsky making 63 saves. This is Florida’s first trip to the ECF since 1996. Continue to follow throughout the playoffs — visit us there and consider subscribing to support the local journalists independently covering the Florida Panthers. You can also follow @GeorgeRichards and @ColbyDGuy on Twitter. Don’t forget to subscribe to the FHN YouTube channel for pre- and postgame video from the Panthers as well as interviews following practices throughout the postseason. Thank you all for the support all season long! #FlaPanthers #timetohunt #nhlplayoffs #flalivearena #sunrise #letsgocanes #carolinahurricanes #nhlcanes #nhlplayoffs #ecf Video Courtesy @FlaPanthers
