Panthers knock top-seeded Bruins out of Stanley Cup Playoffs with thrilling overtime victory in Game 7

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In what was one of the most thrilling first rounds in the history of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Florida Panthers upset the NHL’s best regular season team ever, the Boston Bruins, as Carter Verhaeghe potted the Game 7 overtime goal to win the series, 4-3. 

It was a battle behind the net of Jeremy Swayman, who got his first start of the series after Linus Ullmark was shaky in the first six games in the eyes of head coach Jim Montgomery. 

After the puck found the stick of Sam Bennett, he dropped it off to Verhaeghe, who went high under the bar and just over Swayman’s shoulder for the game-winner. 

TD Garden and Bruins fans in one word? Stunned. 

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Sam Bennett #9 of the Florida Panthers takes a shot against Jeremy Swayman #1 of the Boston Bruins during the second period in Game Seven of the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on April 30, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

And it wasn’t just due to the Verhaeghe goal.

As the Panthers have shown throughout this first round, they will never say die, which proved true once again when they were down 3-2 with under 90 seconds to play in the decisive game.  

With one minute left to go, Brandon Montour saw the puck shift to him after it hit Patrice Bergeron with an empty net for the Panthers on the other end. He dropped his stick on the ice, flung the puck toward the net and got just the right bounce off a stick as it went just under Swayman’s pads and into the back of the net. 

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The Panthers freaked out on ice and