Panthers’ Triple-OT Heartbreaker Still Stings Years Later

The Panthers’ first trip to the Stanley Cup Final came with the kind of pain that lingers in a room long after the gear is packed away. This game went deep enough to test every leg, every line, and every ounce of patience before Colorado finally settled it in triple overtime. For Florida, it remains one of those franchise-defining nights where the margin between glory and grief was razor thin.