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Stanley Cup finals and titles

In 2021–22 Florida set franchise records with 58 wins and 122 points to capture the Presidents’ Trophy as the league’s best regular-season team. However, the team was swept out of the following playoffs in the second round. The Panthers again qualified for the postseason after the 2022–23 season, where they faced the Boston Bruins—which had set an NHL record with 65 wins during the regular season—in the first round. After falling behind in the series 3–1, the Panthers then went on one of the hottest streaks in NHL playoff history, winning the next three games to eliminate the Bruins and then losing just one more game over their next two postseason series to advance to the Stanley Cup finals. There, the team lost a five-game series to the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Panthers built on that strong playoff performance in the 2023–24 season and finished first in their division. In the postseason the team’s aggressive offense and smothering defense took the Panthers back to the Stanley Cup finals, where they faced the Edmonton Oilers. In a thrilling seven-game series Florida took a 3–0 lead before the Oilers stormed back with three victories of their own. In the deciding game seven the Panthers prevailed, winning the franchise’s first championship.

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Florida sought to defend its title in the 2024–25 season. The team again qualified for the playoffs, and for the third consecutive season, the Panthers reached the Stanley Cup finals. In a rematch from the previous year, Florida faced Edmonton, and the team claimed its second Stanley Cup, winning the series in six games.