Cousins’ goal takes the Panthers into the conference finals

The “Panthers” defeated the Toronto “Maple Leafs” 3:2 (2:0, 0:1, 0:1, 1:0) and reached 4-1 in the series to four victories.

In the fourth minute of the match, Aaron Ekblad scored the goal and made it 1:0 for “Panthers”, but in the 17th minute, Carter Verhege strengthened the lead for the guests. Morgan Riley and William Nylander scored for the home team in the following periods, thus the score was tied 2:2 after 60 minutes. In the 16th minute of extra time, Cousins ​​scored the winning goal for the guests in a counterattack after a three-pointer against two opponents.

“Panthers” goalkeeper Sergej Bobrovsky saved 50 shots in this game, while Joseph Wall managed 40 shots in the second goal.

It is significant that the Florida team collected the fewest points in the regular season among the participants of this year’s Stanley Cup. In the finals of the conference, there will be a meeting with Carolina “Hurricanes”, who won 4-1 over New Jersey “Devils”.

The winners of the 2022 Stanley Cup became the Colorado Avalanche, who defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, the winners of the previous two seasons, 4-2 in the final series. Both of last year’s finalists lost in the first round of the playoffs this season.