Knowing the Hurricanes would want to come out with their best effort of the series, the Panthers instead made sure they were aggressors in the first period on Thursday, racing out to a 3-0 lead on goals from Gustav Forsling, Matthew Tkachuk and Bennett.

The Edmonton Oilers probably feel like they let Game 1 of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars get away from them. Initially holding a 3-1 lead, the Oilers let the Stars back in through a series of power play goals,

Sam Reinhart will not play for the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against Carolina on Saturday night because of a left knee injury, one that happened Thursday when he was skated into by the Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho.

The Carolina Hurricanes entered the Eastern Conference Final against the Florida Panthers with home-ice advantage while eyeing their first trip to the Stanley C

The Carolina Hurricanes left their home ice on Thursday night trailing 0-2 in the Eastern Conference Final after back-to-back routs by the Florida Panthers . Game 2 was over early, as Florida scored three goals in the first period and cruised to a 5-0 shutout win.

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Taylor Hall of the Carolina Hurricanes delivers strong admission about the Eastern Conference Final in the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against Brad Marchand’s Florida Panthers.

The Hurricanes have now lost 14 consecutive Eastern Conference Final games dating back to 2009. While Rod Brind'Amour was a player on the team and Jordan Staal was on the other bench as a Penguin at the time, it still hangs over the franchise heading into Game 3.