Cousins scores in OT to send Panthers to Eastern Conference Finals Scoring the biggest goal of his career, Cousins beat Joseph Woll with a shot from the left circle at 15:32 of overtime to send the Florida Panthers to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1996 with a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Friday. "A big goal for our team," said Cousins, who had never scored a playoff goal in overtime. "I'm really excited to make a play there at the end. At the same time, we move on here to Round 3." The X-factor for the Panthers throughout the entire five-game series against Toronto, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 50 of 52 shots to become just the second goaltender in franchise history to post a 50-save performance in the playoffs, joining John Vanbiesbrouck (55 saves in 1996). "It's definitely a big moment, but you don't really think big right now," said Bobrovsky, who held Toronto's high-powered offense to ...
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