To prove that the NBA’s top team getting knocked out of the playoffs wasn’t a fluke, the NHL did the same Sunday night.
The Florida Panthers, the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference who clinched a playoff spot when two other teams lost, shocked the hockey world by tying Game 7 late in regulation, then beating the top-seeded Boston Bruins 4-3 in overtime on Sunday night in Boston.
From a betting perspective, Boston was the heavy favorite to…