The Carolina Hurricanes saw their season come to an end against the Florida Panthers, who qualified for the Stanley Cup Final last night. The Panthers' bench exploded with joy following Matthew Tkachuk's goal late in the third period, and even coach Paul Maurice could barely contain his excitement. In a viral moment caught on camera, Coach Maurice expressed his joy in an unexpected way by hitting his assistant with considerable force. Here are the images: <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/habsfantv_/status/1661660032507826177'> </a></blockquote></div> The assistant in question was obviously taken by surprise, and his reaction is hilarious. The moment was obviously harmless, and the Panthers team had a good laugh about it afterwards, but it shows just how passionate everyone on the team is. It's a beautiful story of redemption for Maurice and the Panthers players, who have worked hard against adversity to get to where they are today. With a final series against Las Vegas or Dallas next week, only time will tell if they can keep up the momentum and write a new chapter in NHL history. Credit: <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/DLCoulisses/status/1661731758226718720'> </a></blockquote></div>