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2024 NHL Playoffs: Winners and losers from Saturday’s game action, including Sam Bennett

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The Florida Panthers punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight season, eliminating the New York Rangers with a 2-1 win in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final on Saturday.

Florida, which lost in five games to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Cup Final last season, is the sixth different franchise in the past 30 years to return to the Stanley Cup Final the year after losing in the final round, and the first since the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009. The Panthers are also the third team in NHL history to eliminate the Presidents’ Trophy winner in consecutive seasons, doing so in 2023 in the first round against the Boston Bruins.

Now, the Panthers await their opponent from the Western Conference, where the Edmonton Oilers lead the Dallas Stars 3-2 in that best-of-7 conference final. Game 6 is Sunday in Edmonton.

Let’s take a look at the winners and losers from Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final on Saturday night.

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Winner: Sam Bennett, Florida Panthers

NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-New York Rangers at Florida Panthers
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Loser: Mika Zibanejad, New York Rangers

NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-New York Rangers at Florida Panthers
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Winner: Sergei Bobrovsky, Florida Panthers

NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-New York Rangers at Florida Panthers
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Loser: Artemi Panarin, New York Rangers

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Winner: Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers

NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-New York Rangers at Florida Panthers
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Loser: Jack Roslovic, New York Rangers

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Winner: Vladimir Tarasenko, Florida Panthers

NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-New York Rangers at Florida Panthers
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Loser: Kaapo Kakko, New York Rangers

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Winners: Coaches Paul Maurice and Peter Laviolette

NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
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Loser: Prince of Wales Trophy

NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs-New York Rangers at Florida Panthers
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