Panthers shock record-setting Bruins with Game 7 OT win, advance to face Leafs in 2nd round

The Boston Bruins are done, with a long off-season to think about their failure to capitalize on the greatest regular season in NHL history.

The Florida Panthers are moving on, thrown right into their second-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

"For sure it's up there, and it's hard to understand right now. I don't think we need to understand right now. We'll understand later."

Brandon Montour tied it with one minute left in regulation, and Carter Verhaeghe scored the game-winner at 8:35 of overtime. The Panthers won three straight after falling behind 3-1 in the best-of-seven series.

Boston, the Presidents' Trophy winners with NHL records of 65 wins and 135 points, had not lost three in a row all season.

"The fact that we were able to do what we did after what they did all year...  they're an unreal team and the best I've played in my NHL career. The fact that we were able to beat them was crazy," Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk said.

"Let's be honest: Nobody in the whole world thought we were going to win that series except for the guys in [our]