Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conferences. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are wild-card spots based on the best remaining records in each conference.

The Florida Panthers were able to take a commanding 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Final on Thursday after a dominant 5-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Here are some key takeaways from their win as they are now just two wins away from a third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final.

The Panthers flat-out dominated the Hurricanes on Thursday, cruising to a 5-0 win to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series with a spot in a third consecutive Stanley Cup Final at stake.

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