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 Conference final series.

Florida and Carolina hooked up in the 2023 Eastern Conference final, and it took four overtimes for the Panthers to win the opening game in Raleigh.

There is no rest for the weary, or at least, for the Florida Panthers. Hours after beating the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of their second round playoff series, the Panthers were back on their charter plane.

The Carolina Hurricanes, also called the “Canes,” are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They compete in the NHL as part of the Metropolitan Division in the ...

For the second time in three seasons, the Carolina Hurricanes will face the Florida Panthers in the NHL’s Eastern Conference Final. The Canes lost in four close games to the Cats in the 2023 NHL playoffs.

and Carolina’s statistical profile at 5-on-5 is elite. Not only did the Hurricanes pace the NHL this season with 71 shot attempts per 60 minutes at 5-on-5, they also allowed the fewest attempts ...

The last time the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals tangled ... have won at least one playoff series each year — an NHL first for a coach. But that was the start, Canes-Caps in 2019.

The first two teams who locked in their NHL second-round pairing finally know dates and times as they begin their best of seven series. The Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals will play ...

Advertisement On the line: A trip to the conference final where Washington and Carolina will have a chance to exorcize some demons. For the Hurricanes ... aware of hockey analytics as a concept ...

Now, Washington sets their sights on an old divisional foe. The Carolina Hurricanes were the first team to advance in the 2025 NHL playoffs, eliminating the New Jersey Devils in five games.

The Carolina Hurricanes are an NHL team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They compete in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference and play their home games at Lenovo Center.