\n
![](\"https:\/\/media2.miaminewtimes.com\/mia\/imager\/u\/16x9-m\/17020673\/photo-by-grant-halverson---getty---florida-panthers-playoffs.jpg\")
<\/p>\n [ad_1]
\n<\/p>\n
A Matthew Tkachuk slapshot beat Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen within the ultimate seconds of the fourth extra time to place a super-sized “W” within the WTF that was Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals \u2014 the longest recreation in Panthers and Hurricanes historical past.<\/p>\n
Watching the match felt like being held down below a Zamboni and force-fed a stream of espresso and jock-strap-sweat-flavored pints we oddly loved. Luckily, the Panthers discovered a artistic strategy to grant followers reprieve for sleeping in after biting their nails by way of the late evening hours. <\/p>\n
\nMATTHEW TKACHUK\u2019S GAME WINNER HELPS THE PANTHERS WIN THE SIXTH LONGEST GAME IN NHL PLAYOFF HISTORY \ud83d\udea8 pic.twitter.com\/H0Kwdm8HOd<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Marathon on Ice <\/h2>\n
Winner winner, rooster dinner. Wait \u2014 Tkachuk’s winner with 12 seconds left within the fourth extra time was really nearer to breakfast than it was dinner. Winner-winner, rooster breakfast?<\/p>\n
With a fifth extra time looming, Tkachuk discovered himself holding the puck on his stick to a small window to function. With a slapshot and dash to the tunnel late, the Panthers have been heading to the locker room winners of Game 1 as an alternative of contributors in a seventh intermission. <\/p>\n
“It sort of turns into the sport of attrition. You’re simply making an attempt to be affected person and anticipate the second and for the shot. Just one shot at a time. You do not assume an excessive amount of forward,” Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky stated after the match.<\/p>\n
The recreation clocked in at 139 minutes, the six-longest in NHL playoff historical past. <\/p>\n
“I’m excited to get out of right here, catch that 2:35 bus again to the resort and get some sleep and a few meals,” Tkachuk informed Sportsnet<\/a> after the game-winning objective.<\/p>\n
Fans throughout South Florida hereby pronounce May 19, Tkachuk Day. Why? Because we want a vacation and a break day work, quick<\/i>. <\/p>\n
Panthers Excuse Fans From Friday
<\/h2>\nWith Game 1 ending after 1:00 a.m. in South Florida, the Panthers’ advertising group sprang into motion to do their half in making certain followers have assist in the event that they have been a bit of gradual to roll off the bed on Friday. Following Tkachuk’s winner, the Panthers despatched out a pretend permission slip granting followers an excuse from their Friday morning tasks, or not less than a little bit of tardiness. <\/p>\n
The permission slip, adorned with the Panthers’ emblem and official branding, mimicked an excuse slip you would possibly give to a trainer in class. <\/p>\n
“As you’re most likely conscious, our Game 1 within the Eastern Conference Final in opposition to the Carolina Hurricanes went into 4 extra time intervals,” the slip reads. <\/p>\n
To be honest, if South Florida college students who stayed up previous midnight confirmed up at college in any respect this morning, they deserve applause, not the penalty field. <\/p>\n
\nBy order of the Florida Panthers: pic.twitter.com\/lvst9KB6D0<\/a><\/p>\n