So far in these playoffs, nobody on the Florida Panthers roster has collected more points than Brad Marchand and no skater has logged more ice time than Seth Jones. Meet the latest examples of Bill Zito pushing all the right buttons.

A battle between two of the top defensive teams in the NHL, the Hurricanes have allowed the fewest goals per game in the playoffs (1.80), just one spot ahead of the Panthers (2.42). Carolina is also first on the penalty kill (93.3%), with Florida right behind in second (89.5%). Both teams also have a stalwart shutdown duo on their top pair.

The Panthers go to the Eastern Conference final for the third straight season in hopes of making their third straight Stanley Cup Final. Such sustained success starts with the Panthers general

They have been fully immersed in the Panther way for about 10 weeks now, receiving a crash course of how to play the team’s grind-it-out style that frustrates opponents before being fully thrust into Florida’s latest playoff run. How has the experience gone so far?

The Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers kick off their Eastern Conference Finals series in Raleigh, North Carolina. This is the second time in three season

The Panthers’ offense exploded for six goals, which proved to be more than enough to beat the Maple Leafs and advance to the Eastern Conference final for the third straight year.

Forsling primarily played during that stretch with Seth Jones, acquired in March from the Chicago Blackhawks in a deal that sent goaltender Spencer Knight to Chicago, but also got reps with Nate Schmidt, Uvis Balinskis and Dmitry Kulikov.