SUNRISE — By the time Brad Marchand came crashing down the left side and turned Anton Lundell’s pass into the sixth goal of the night, the Florida Panthers already had broken Carolina again, already turned a tight game into a celebration for the third straight time in the Eastern Conference Final.

After a five-goal barrage, one like none other in Florida playoff history, the Panthers are one win from their third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final.

A game that was tied 1-1 after two periods ended up lopsided as the Canes dropped their 15th straight conference-final game.

Pancake artist and die-hard Stars fan Ryan Lewin ( flippinartdude on Instagram) might have one for everyone pretty soon, after adding edible likenesses of forward Mikko Rantanen , Stars mascot Victor E. Green and public address announcer Jeff Kovarsky to his extensive collection of edible art.

Shanahan, who became the team's president in 2014, has already been connected to the same job with the Islanders