Heat And Panthers Clinch Series On Same Day

     South Florida Sports history was made on Friday night. The Miami Heat and the Florida Panthers clinched their series wins on the same day for the first time ever. In addition, both teams reached the Eastern Conference Finals in the same year. 

     The Miami Heat vanquished the New York Knicks 96-92 in Game 6 at Kaseya Center on Friday night during the NBA Playoffs in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Florida Panthers eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime 4-3 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Friday night at Scotiabank Arena. 

     The Heat and the Panthers did sometime in the postseason last year. Both teams won a playoff series in 2022. Neither club had captured a series victory in the same season from 1993-94 to 2020-21.