The Carolina Hurricanes became the second team to clinch their spot in the conference final round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday.

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Florida Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk admits he feels bad for the Toronto Maple Leafs after another early playoff exit.

For the Toronto Maple Leafs, the hope was that their incredible Game 6 performance, in which they rebounded from a putrid Game 5 stinker to shut out the Florida Panthers, would create a wave of momentum they could ride back home to finally advance to the Eastern Conference Final for the first time since 2002.

Playing like the defending Stanley Cup champions they are, the Florida Panthers throttled the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1 in Game