Wow, what a series. The Florida Panthers are the 2024 Stanley Cup Champions as they won their 1st title in franchise history. since 2020, a Florida team has won 3 times with the Tampa Bay Lightning winning in 2020 and 2021 and now the Panthers in 2024. The 2024 Playoffs might've been the greatest I have seen in my whole time as a hockey fan. All though my favorite team (Islanders) didn't go far in the playoffs, this playoff had so many crazy moments like the New York Rangers magical run, Connor Mcdavid's Record Breaking Year, and So much more.
In 2023, the Florida Panthers were the #8 Seed in the Playoffs, but they did go on a far run. They beat the #1 Seed Boston Bruins, who actually had the Greatest record out of any NHL Team of all time (65-12). Then, in the 2nd round of the playoffs they faced the Toronto Maple Leafs, who broke their 18-year curse of not making it past the first round. Then in the Eastern Conference Finals They faced the #2 Seed Carolina Hurricanes. Then in the Stanley Cup Finals, they Faced the #1 Seed Vegas Golden Knights, but then they lost to them in 5 Games.
So, then They had an Even better Season in 2023-2024 Being 1st in the Atlantic Division, 3rd in the Eastern Conference, and 5th in the Whole NHL Being 52-24.
Then in the First Round of the 2024 Playoffs they faced Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning. then Florida Beat Tampa Bay in 5 Games in the battle of Florida.
Then in the Second Round, they Faced David Pastrnak and the Boston Bruins. This was a Tough series until Game 5 when Florida won. Then Florida Beat Boston in 6 Games.
Now they were facing Artemi Panarin, Igor Shesterkin, and the Presidents Trophy winners New York Rangers. the Panthers won Game 1 3-0. Then New York won the next 2 games, leading the Series 2-1. This was a Rough Battle for both of the Teams, but then Florida ultimately prevailed, Winning Game 4 3-2 in Overtime and winning Game 5 3-2 again. In Game 6 it was a very tight contest, but the Panthers came out Clutch winning the Game 2-1 and winning the Eastern Conference in 6 Games
This was Florida's Toughest series as they Faced Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and the Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton was Trying to Break Canada's 31-Year Drought of not winning a Stanley Cup. In Game 1, Florida won 3-0. In Game 2, The Panthers won 4-1 with Evan Rodrigues Scoring 2 goals. then in Game 3, Florida won 4-3. But when Florida was all Ready to Sweep Edmonton to win them their 1st Stanley Cup, Edmonton Absolutely Demolished them by a score of 8-1! The Panthers star Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky gave up 5 Goals. So, he got pulled out of the game after that. Florida still led the series 3-1. But then Edmonton continued their Dominance in game 5, winning 5-3. Florida Led the series 3-2. In game 6, Edmonton won 5-1, Making the Stanley Cup a 7-Game series. The Oilers were ready to pull off a historic Comeback, but Florida Finally Locked in. The Panthers 2 Goals were made by Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe. The only Oilers Goal was made by Mattias Janmark. And now the Florida Panthers finally win what we all know as the Stanley Cup. This was Well-Deserved For all Players, Coaches, and Fans.
Playoffs MVP (Conn Smythe Trophy)
Connor McDavid had one of the best playoffs performances of all time, Leading the Playoffs in Points. He was also the First player since Jean-Sebastian Giguere in 2003 to win the Conn Smythe Trophy for the Losing team. McDavid Passed the Legendary Wayne Gretzky for most assists in a Playoff Season with 34. His Record-Breaking Performance became the talk of the Hockey World. Here are McDavid's 2024 Playoff Stats:
GP: 25
G: 8
A: 34
PTS: 42
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