Panthers' Brad Marchand leans into dessert drama as Florida looks to advance to Stanley Cup Final

Florida Panthers winger Brad Marchand created a disturbance during the team’s Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes connected Saturday night.

Marchand was spotted successful the locker country during the intermission aft the 2nd play successful Game 3 eating immoderate benignant of dainty from a spoon. It kick-started an crystal pick conundrum astir the defending Stanley Cup champions earlier what could beryllium the deciding crippled connected Monday.

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Florida Panthers' Brad Marchand, #63, is escorted disconnected the crystal by an authoritative aft receiving a crippled misconduct for an altercation with Carolina Hurricanes' Shayne Gostisbehere during the 3rd play of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals successful Raleigh, North Carolina, connected Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

The erstwhile Boston Bruins prima was asked aft the Panthers’ 6-2 triumph whether helium was really eating a Blizzard from Dairy Queen. The Panthers antecedently turned heads aft they visited a Dairy Queen successful North Carolina arsenic they stayed adjacent 1 portion they visited Raleigh for Games 1 and 2.

"No accidental you were fueling with a Blizzard there, were you?" Sportsnet newsman Kyle Bukauskas asked Marchand.

"Yeah, that's a small cocoa spot cooky dough Blizzard close there," Marchand responded.

Florida caput manager Paul Maurice appeared to formed uncertainty connected Marchand’s claim.

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Florida Panthers halfway Brad Marchand, #63, goes for the puck arsenic Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brent Burns, #8, defends during the 2nd play successful Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals connected Saturday, May 24, 2025 successful Sunrise, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

"There are cameras everywhere, man. We can't get distant with thing anymore," Maurice said. "But that would beryllium a bully story."

Marchand did praise the eatery for his dessert choices.

"You can't bushed it. It's the champion dessert successful the world," Marchand said. "So, I amended get a beingness escaped proviso of Dairy Queen now. Thank you, fellas."

Whether it was a Dairy Queen Blizzard oregon not, the Panthers person clicked good successful the Stanley Cup Playoffs and person reminded the NHL wherefore they are the defending champs.

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Florida has outscored Carolina 16-4 successful the series.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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