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The Hurricanes de la Caroline avoided elimination and avoided being swept as they beat Florida Panthers 3-0 Monday evening to Bank Arena.
With the victory, the Hurricanes now drag the 3-1 panthers in the best seven series. The Hurricanes had lost their 15 final games from the previous eastern conference before Monday’s victory.
They were swept away in 2009, 2019 and 2023, and they abandoned the first three games of this match against the Panthers.
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Carolina Hurricanes’ goalkeeper, Frederik Andersen, # 31, and defender Brent Burns, n ° 8, celebrate at the end of the third period of match 4 of the East Cup of the NHL Cup of the NHL against Florida Panthers on Monday, May 26, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. (AP photo / Lynne Sladky)
Logan Stankoven gave the Hurricanes their first advance in the series when he buried a wrist in front of the Panthers goalkeeper, Sergei Bobrovsky, halfway through the second period.
Stankoven granted the credit to Alexander Nikishin, who installed it with a cross pass.
“It all starts with him,” said Stankuven about Nikishin’s pass. “Great game by him.”
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The Hurricanes defender of Caroline Alexander Nikishin, # 21, and the center of Florida Panthers Jesper Boqvist, # 70, continue the washer during the second period of match 4 of the NHL Hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Finals on Monday, May 26, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. (AP photo / Lynne Sladky)
Hurricane goalkeeper Frederik Anderson started games 1 and 2 and was withdrawn in favor of Pyotr Kochetkov for match 3. Chef Rod Brind’amour returned to Anderson for match 4, and the goalkeeper stopped the 20 shots.
“There were real difficult shots that looked easy tonight,” said Brind’amour about Anderson. “This is where you know he’s really on.”
The Hurricanes sealed their victory with a pair of empty goals at the end of the match, while Sebastian Aho and Jordan Stall marked to guarantee the victory in the decreasing minutes of the third period.
Carolina Hurricanes’ goalkeeper, Frederik Andersen, n ° 31, diverts a shot to the goal during the second period of match 4 of the Eastern Conference of the NHL Cup Cup against the Florida Panthers on Monday, May 26, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. (AP photo / Lynne Sladky)
“The merit for them … They were good,” said Panthers coach Paul Maurice.
The panthers disagreed in the loss because Sam Reinhart, Nike Mikkola and Aj Greer did not all play.
The panthers will have another chance of winning and going to the Stanley Cup final when they face the Hurricanes in match 5 Wednesday at 8 p.m. HE at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, in North Carolina.
