US EditionPanthers Look Every Bit Like Reigning Stanley Cup Champs in Routing Hurricanes to Open Eastern Final
- On May 20, 2025, in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Florida Panthers secured a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals.
- The Panthers, reigning Stanley Cup champions, entered the series after a 6-1 Game 7 win over Toronto and faced a Hurricanes team off since their last series win over Washington.
- Five different Panthers scored including Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad who both scored in the first period, while goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves despite a 15-minute shot drought.
- Bobrovsky made 31 saves throughout the game, including during a period when the Panthers went over 15 minutes without a shot on goal. A.J. Greer restored Florida’s two-goal advantage early in the second period with a backhand finish on a 2-on-1 break, while Carolina’s Sebastian Aho scored late in the first period to narrow the score to 2-1.
- The Panthers’ win secured home-ice advantage and indicated a strong team effort continuing their playoff depth, while Carolina extended their streak to 13 straight conference final losses.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored two tone-setting first-period goals while Sergei Bobrovsky remained strong in net as the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 in Tuesday night's opener of their Eastern…
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