The Florida Panthers and Carolina Panthers played the sixth-longest NHL game ever Thursday night into Friday morning, totaling just under 140 minutes of game play. The game ended minutes shy of 2 a.m. on the East Coast when Matthew Tkachuk scored the game-winning goal with 12.7 seconds left in quadruple-overtime. Given the time the game ended, the Panthers created an excuse note fans could use to get out of work or school Friday. The game lasted so long even Tkachuk didn’t feel like celebrating. Game 2 is Saturday night in Carolina before the series heads south Monday.

Source: Fox News May 20, 2023 13:39 UTC