Win-Win situation for Dallas tonight with the Texas Stars' game. If they win, then Dallas is the only team with both their NHL and AHL teams making the conference finals.

If they lose, then we can play Alex Petrovic instead of Hakanpaa or Suter in game 3.

Florida sweep?

Bob playing another Vezina level game.

Officials getting caught up in the moment here.

Never seen this many penalties called in a game 3 and b2b softies to lul

2012 Kings re-run

So.... The Panthers might be for real huh?

Their style of play would be so frustrating. Boston and Toronto are probably sitting at home thinking "we lost, they didn't win" but if it keeps happening maybe Florida is just good. 😋

Yeah, think it's safe to say they're having the run they should've had last year

Unless Carolina comes back to win this game (which I don't think they will), that's a 3-0 lead in the 2nd and 3rd round, just like the 2012 Kings

Well, this is going to be an interesting finish either way

It's a high stick.

Refs give b2b soft calls to Carolina

But somehow dont call that high stick on Florida

Games rigged

How do you not call the high stick?

Carolina hasn't played well enough to win, so they're not being robbed. But that's a terrible miss.

I mean they were robbed 6 on 4 could have resulted in the tying goal

They got 1 PP that game while Florida got 4 including 2 soft calls (That one on Tkachuck was soft )

Yea not good, but not surprised as in game 3 both rounds 0 pp for Toronto and 1 for FLA. Almost like they rigging

Never ascribe to malice that which can be adequately explained by incompetence.

Also why would games be rigged in favour of Florida?

The first two rounds Carolina had every call go their way

If you're relying on getting a call in the final minutes to tie a game you haven't played well enough to win imo.

High stick not called against FLA but that soft slash on Martinhook was yea thats a big of rigging.

And if u ask why rig for FLA, get a series over with I guess. As nobody comes back from 3-0 unless u Kings

FLA 110% deserves 3-0...eos

*Bobrovsky 110% deserves 3-0

Bob going Vezina mode at the right time is sparking the Cinderella run for Florida

But got to be careful as Carolina does have the ability to come back and we could see another team come back from 3-0

Forget Vezina mode. It's Conn Smythe mode.

By that logic, if you rely on a call in the second period to win a game as the Panthers did tonight, you haven't played well enough to win, either, but sometimes that's just what happens. The officials are part of the game, and sometimes they help you win, and sometimes they don't, as whatever happens, the team has to deal with it.

I'm not confident enough in their 6v4 to say that they would have extended the game, but I still think that the officiating worked in Florida's favour tonight. It's not malice, it's not rigged, it's just unlucky