The Panthers are heading to the Stanley Cup Final for the third year in a row, a feat that was recently accomplished by their Sunshine State rival, the Tampa Bay Lightning. Florida is looking to become just the third team in the salary cap era to win back-to-back Cups, hoping to join the Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins in that select class.

The Panthers’ first trip to the Stanley Cup Final ended at 1:06 a.m. on June 10, 1996, when Colorado’s Uwe Krupp blasted a point shot by Panthers goalie John Vanbiesbrouck 4:31 into the third overtime period at Miami Arena. That completed the series sweep for Colorado.