Panthers advance to 2nd straight Stanley Cup Final with Game 6 over Rangers

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The Florida Panthers are back in the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive season.

The Panthers finished off the New York Rangers on Saturday night with a 2-1 victory in Game 6. Florida won the series 4-2.

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Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky acknowledges the crowd after his team defeated the New York Rangers in Game 6 to win the Eastern Conference finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Sunrise, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Players made sure to forgo holding the Prince of Wales Trophy – given to the winner of the Eastern Conference. Last year, the team celebrated with the trophy and ended up losing the Stanley Cup to the Vegas Golden Knights.

"We touched it last year and it didn't work for us," Panthers star Sam Bennett said. "So, we thought we'd try something different this year."

Bennett and Vladimir Tarasenko scored the two goals for Florida as Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots.

Florida will make its third Stanley Cup Final appearance in franchise history. The team made it in 1996 but lost to the Colorado Avalanche.

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The Florida Panthers pose with the Prince of Wales Trophy after defeating the New York Rangers to win the Eastern Conference finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

"My enjoyment of the game — and this is new for me — comes from my understanding that I’m really not that important here," Florida head coach Paul Maurice said. "And I mean that. There’s a great line, ‘Don’t be so humble, you’re