What - Game 3 (0-2)
When - 8 p.m., Saturday, May 24
Where - Amerant Bank Arena; Sunrise, FL
How to Watch - TNT, truTV, MAX, CBC, Sportsnet, TVAS
The Carolina Hurricanes are up against it, having dropped both of the first two games at home to open the Eastern Conference Final against the Florida Panthers.
And Game 2 was also perhaps the worst that the team has ever played, falling 5-0.
The Canes need a total reset if they're going to get back into this series and it starts tonight in Sunrise.
The Hurricanes haven't been a great road team this season, but they're going to have to dig deep and find a way if they don't want their season to come to a close.
Streaks
- None
Milestone Watch
- None
Game Notes
- This is the second postseason meeting between the two franchises, having also played in the 2023 Eastern Conference Final. Florida won that series 4-0.
- There's a lot of familiar faces on both sides as Florida has former Canes Gustav Forsling, Eetu Luostarinen, Paul Maurice and Tuomo Ruutu. Carolina has former Panthers Riley Stillman and Florida-born Shayne Gostisbehere.
- The Hurricanes have appeared in the conference final four times since winning the Cup in 2006 (2009, 2019, 2023, 2025). They are 0-14 in those appearances.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 1-0; 0.891 Sv%; 2.57 GAA
- Sergei Bobrovsky: 10-4; 0.910 Sv%; 2.13 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Andrei Svechnikov (8) / Sam Bennett (9)
- Points - Seth Jarvis (12) / Sam Bennett, Carter Verhaeghe & Eetu Luostarinen (13)
Power Play
- Carolina - 25.6% (10/39)
- Florida - 27.3% (12/44)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 82.9% (29/35)
- Florida - 88.9% (40/45)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Logan Stankoven
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - William Carrier
Eric Robinson - Mark Jankowski - Jackson Blake
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Dmitry Orlov - Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere - Scott Morrow
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Tyson Jost, Jack Roslovic, Juha Jaaska, Alexander Nikishin, Riley Stillman, Ty Smith, Spencer Martin, Jalen Chatfield (undisclosed), Jesper Fast (neck)
Panthers Projected Lineup
Evan Rodrigues - Aleksander Barkov - Jesper Boqvist
Carter Verhaeghe - Sam Bennett - Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen - Anton Lundell - Brad Marchand
A.J. Greer - Tomas Nosek - Jonah Gadjovich
Gustav Forsling - Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola - Seth Jones
Nate Schmidt - Dmitry Kulikov
Sergei Bobrovsky
Vitek Vanecek
Injuries and Scratches: Ulvis Balinskis, Evan Cormier, Jaycob Megna, Mackie Samoskevich, Nico Sturm, Sam Reinhart (undisclosed)
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