Florida in 2023 erased a 3-1 deficit to knock out a Boston team that set the NHL record for most regular-season points in NHL history in the opening round of the playoffs on its way to a surprising run to the Stanley Cup Final.

Aleksander Barkov ended last season by hoisting the Stanley Cup, as the Florida Panthers fans got to roar in delight. And this season started the same way. Barkov, the Panthers' captain, skated the Cup onto the ice Tuesday night moments before Florida hoisted its first championship banner to the rafters -- with players all arm-in-arm as they gazed at the building's newest memento.

The threat of Hurricane Milton canceled their public ceremony, but the Florida Panthers received their Stanley Cup rings Monday night.