The Florida Panthers pulled off the upset.

Carter Verhaeghe was the hero for the Panthers in Game 7, as he bested Jeremy Swayman in overtime to eliminate the Presidents' Trophy-winning Boston Bruins.

Florida's Brandon Montour scored with one minute remaining in regulation to extend the contest.

Boston set numerous NHL records during the regular season, including new highs for wins and points. Sergei Bobrovsky started in net for the Panthers in Game 7 and, coincidentally, also defeated the last Presidents' Trophy winners to lose in the first round - the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2019.

"The words that come to mind right now are disappointment and confusion," Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery said postgame, according to ESPN's Greg Wyshynski.

On the other side, Panthers bench boss Paul Maurice moved to 4-0 in his career in Game 7s. Maurice joins Scotty Bowman as the only coaches to have eliminated a Presidents' Trophy-winning team from both conferences. Maurice first did so in the West in 2018 when his Winnipeg Jets knocked out the Nashville Predators.

Florida's win sets up a clash against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the next round.

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