Florida Panthers try to get fans out of work and school after 4OT thriller

The Florida Panthers and Carolina Panthers played the sixth-longest NHL game ever Thursday night into Friday morning, totaling just under 140 minutes of game play.

The game ended minutes shy of 2 a.m. on the East Coast when Matthew Tkachuk scored the game-winning goal with 12.7 seconds left in quadruple-overtime.

Given the time the game ended, the Panthers created an excuse note fans could use to get out of work or school Friday.

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"To whom it may concern, Please excuse __...