The inaugural Florida Panthers upset the ’11-’12 Panthers in six games after trailing two games to one to advance to the second round. (via panthers.nhl.com)

The 5th-seeded ’93-’94 Panthers held a 2-1 lead going into the third period of Game 1 with Jesse Belanger netting both of their two goals. Then, defenseman Gord Murphy scored exactly one minute into the third to give the ’93-’94 Panthers a 3-1 lead and his goal would become the game-winner, 3-2 the final. The 4th-seeded ’11-’12 Panthers responded with a 3-1 win in Game 2 as Kris Versteeg scored all three of their goals for the hat trick. The ’11-’12 Panthers then scored three goals in the first period of Game 3 to hold a 3-1 lead at the first intermission and that’s all goaltender Jose Theodore would need. The ’11-’12 Panthers took a 2-1 series lead with the 4-2 win. The ’93-’94 Panthers then dominated Game 4 on their way to a 6-1 win. Defenseman Brian Benning totaled four points (1 G, 3 A) and Scott Mellanby totaled three points (1 G, 2 A) to lead them to the win. Game 5 was just a 1-1 game heading into the third period, but the two teams combined for six goals in the third period. The ’93-’94 Panthers scored four of them with Stu Barnes accounting for two of them as they went on to win 5-3. Goalie John Vanbiesbrouck then led the ’93-’94 Panthers to a series-clinching 3-1 win in Game 6 by stopping 35 of 36 shots against.

GAME 1:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’93-’94 FLA – 3   ’11-’12 FLA – 2   (1-0   ’93-’94 FLA)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: C – Jesse Belanger (’93-’94 FLA) – 2 G   1 A   3 P   +3   5 S

2nd Star: G – John Vanbiesbrouck (’93-’94 FLA) – W   2.00 GAA   .960 SV% (48 SV’s)

3rd Star: G – Jose Theodore (’11-’12 FLA) – L   3.00 GAA   .930 SV% (40 SV’s)

GAME 2:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’11-’12 FLA – 3   ’93-’94 FLA – 1   (1-1)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: RW – Kris Versteeg (’11-’12 FLA) – 3 G   0 A   3 P   +3   15 S

2nd Star: G – John Vanbiesbrouck (’93-’94 FLA) – L   3.00 GAA   .933 SV% (42 SV’s)

3rd Star: G – Jose Theodore (’11-’12 FLA) – W   1.00 GAA   .968 SV% (30 SV’s)

GAME 3:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’11-’12 FLA – 4   ’93-’94 FLA – 2   (2-1   ’11-’12 FLA)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: D – Jason Garrison (’11-’12 FLA) – 1 G   2 A   3 P   +2   6 S

2nd Star: G – Jose Theodore (’11-’12 FLA) – W   2.00 GAA   .956 SV% (43 SV’s)

3rd Star: RW – Kris Versteeg (’11-’12 FLA) – 1 G   1 A   2 P   +1   10 S

GAME 4:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’93-’94 FLA – 6   ’11-’12 FLA – 1   (2-2)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: D – Brian Benning (’93-’94 FLA) – 1 G   3 A   4 P   +4   6 S

2nd Star: RW – Scott Mellanby (’93-’94 FLA) – 1 G   2 A   3 P   +2   9 S

3rd Star: G – John Vanbiesbrouck (’93-’94 FLA) – W   1.00 GAA   .973 SV% (36 SV’s)

GAME 5:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’93-’94 FLA – 5   ’11-’12 FLA – 3   (3-2   ’93-’94 FLA)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: C – Stu Barnes (’93-’94 FLA) – 2 G   0 A   2 P   +1   8 S

2nd Star: D – Brian Benning (’93-’94 FLA) – 0 G   3 A   3 P   +1   4 S   4 PIM

3rd Star: RW – Kris Versteeg (’11-’12 FLA) – 1 G   1 A   2 P   +2   4 S   2 PIM

GAME 6:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’93-’94 FLA – 3   ’11-’12 FLA – 1   (4-2   ’93-’94 FLA)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: G – John Vanbiesbrouck (’93-’94 FLA) – W   1.00 GAA   .972 SV% (35 SV’s)

2nd Star: C – Jesse Belanger (’93-’94 FLA) – 1 G   1 A   2 P   +1   3 S

3rd Star: LW – Dave Lowry (’93-’94 FLA) – 1 G   1 A   2 P   +1   4 S

Up next is the 2-7 matchup between the ’99-’00 Panthers and the ’98-’99 Panthers!