Everything was going the Florida Panthers' way early in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final, but that start was dampened by an injury to star forward Sam Reinhart. In the first period, Reinhart got clipped by Carolina Hurricanes captain Sebastian Aho and will not return.

Panthers star Sam Reinhart left Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final with an injury. He will not return to the game.

Game 2 also left Florida with an injury concern after forward Sam Reinhart exited in the first period and did not return. Reinhart, who led the team in scoring during the regular season with 81 points in 79 games, suffered a lower-body injury after taking a hit from Carolina’s Sebastian Aho near the blue line.