For the second straight year, Sergei Bobrovsky has helped the Florida Panthers make it to the Eastern Conference final. If he repeats his performance from last year’s sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes,

Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky and New York’s Igor Shesterkin, two of the best netminders to ever come out of Russia, will face off starting Wednesday.

Florida Panthers at New York Rangers Madison Square Garden, New York, NY; Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET Best Bet: Sergei Bobrovsky to record over 36.5 saves in any game in the conference finals (+300). Some of the specials on offer are a little bit tempting -- especially after Matthew Tkachuk came so agonizingly close to hitting on the over 7.

The Florida Panthers are seeking their first title since joining the league, but in order to do that they'll need to take out the league's top team this season, the New York Rangers, who coincidentally last won the Cup in 1994,

The Presidents’ Trophy-winning New York Rangers finished first in the Metropolitan Divisions, while the Florida Panthers won the Atlantic. That makes this upcoming series, which opens Wednesday in New York,

Part one of our Eastern Conference Final preview analyzes key questions involving the New York Rangers and Florida Panthers.

The New York Rangers and the Florida Panthers are set to face off in the Eastern Conference Final first game of the NHL playoffs.

It is game one of the Eastern Conference Finals as the Florida Panthers hit the road to visit the New York Rangers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Rangers Game 1 prediction and pick.