The Florida Panthers have been a menace when playing on the road this postseason.
When looking at some of the statistics they are putting up, it’s starting to get a little ridiculous.
We may end up bouncing around a little bit when going over the numbers, so bear with me.
Let’s start with the goaltending.
Sergei Bobrovsky has been absolutely lights on when playing away from South Florida during the playoffs.
Through nine road games, Bob holds a 7-2 record to go with a tidy 2.02 goals against average and strong .919 save percentage. He’s also logged two of his three playoff shutouts on the road.
Now while Bob has been stellar in away games, the Panthers are making a case that they’d be okay even if he wasn’t standing on his head between the pipes.
The Panthers are seven road goals away from setting a new NHL record for most road goals in a single postseason. Currently, the record is held by the 1993 Los Angeles Kings, who scored 49 goals on the road. Florida has 43, which is also the most goals ever through nine road playoff games.
But wait, there’s more.
Florida has now scored three or more goals in seven consecutive road games, the second-longest streak in Stanley Cup Playoff history. Both the 1996 Colorado Avalanche and 2020 bubble New York Islanders scored three or more goals in eight straight road games.
The Panthers are also the second team in NHL history to have a four-game road winning sreak in three consecutive postseasons. They had an eight-game road winning streak in 2023 and a four-gamer last year.
During their current four-game road winning streak, the Cats are outscoring their opponents 22-4.
Florida is also the sixth team in Stanley Cup Playoff history to score five or more goals in four straight road games. The record is five games, held by the 1981 Islanders.
This is the second time in franchise history Florida has opened the conference final with two road wins. They did it in 2023, also against Carolina.
Now we’ll see if the Panthers can keep it going on home ice, as they’re two wins away from a third straight trip to the Stanley Cup Final.
Since leaving South Florida last weekend, Florida has gone 3-0 by a combined score of 16-3.
“It’s been a hell of a road trip,” Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk said after Game 2 in Carolina.
Indeed it has, Matthew.
Game 3 from Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise is set for Saturday night at 8 p.m.
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Photo caption: May 22, 2025; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Florida Panthers celebrate the win against the Carolina Hurricanes in game two of the Eastern Conference Final of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Lenovo Center. (James Guillory-Imagn Images)