Panthers teams excelling at this point in time

There are a few team names that appear in more than one of the major North American sports leagues, the NFL, MLB, NBA and the NHL.

One is “the Panthers” and both teams with that name are excelling at this point.

The Carolina Panthers are 6 point favorites to complete an unbelievable season. At this point, they are one of just four teams to enter the Super Bowl with as many as 15 regular season wins.

Meanwhile the Florida Panthers lead in the NHL Atlantic Division as the league gets ready to resume play after its All Star break.

Both Panthers’ franchises are (0-1) in its previous sojourns to the league final.

The NHL Panthers were swept by a Denver team, the Colorado Avalanche in the 1996 NHL finals.

The NFL Panthers, who of course will face another Denver team the Broncos) in its league’s final on Sunday, lost in its lone previous final, a 2003 season loss to the New England Patriots.