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The President’s Trophy curse will proceed for not less than one other 12 months because the Boston Bruins fell to the Florida Panthers 4-3 Sunday in an electrical Recreation 7 of the primary spherical of the NHL playoffs.
The Panthers bought out to a fast begin, going up 2-0. The high-powered Bruins got here storming again, scoring three unanswered targets to take the lead.
With a minute left within the third interval and the followers at TD Backyard in Boston going wild, the Panthers’ Brandon Montour scored to tie the sport and ship it to extra time, silencing the house crowd.
After a few scoring possibilities within the extra time interval for each groups, Panthers heart Carter Verhaeghe scored to eradicate the Bruins from the playoffs.
Florida accomplished an unbelievable comeback, from being down 3-1 within the collection to successful three straight video games to advance to the following spherical.
The Bruins, who broke the NHL file for many wins (65) and most factors (135) in a single season, be a part of a listing of groups who took dwelling the President’s Trophy and didn’t win the Stanley Cup. The President’s Trophy is awarded to the staff that finishes the common season with essentially the most factors.
The final staff to win the award and the Cup in the identical 12 months was the Chicago Blackhawks within the 2012-2013 season. The Bruins, who’ve received the Trophy two different instances within the final 10 years, have been eradicated each instances within the second spherical of the playoffs (2013-2014, 2019-2020).
The Panthers will face the Toronto Maple Leafs within the second spherical.