The Panthers scored five goals in a 9:08 span of the third period, pummeling the Hurricanes 6-2 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final and getting one win from a third straight Stanley Cup

The Carolina Hurricanes played a good, tight hockey game for two periods as the score was 1-1 to start the third, but then they fell apart again later in that final period to lose to the Panthers, 6-2 on Saturday night in game three of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Sam Reinhart did 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.

Clamping down on defense and erupting on offense in the third period, the Panthers pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final. The win gave Florida a 3-0 series lead and a chance to clinch a second straight Stanley Cup Final appearance on home ice.

The Panthers came up empty in the red zone on their final drive and fell, 26-22, in a matchup between two teams who will meet in the playoffs.

Florida lost forward Eetu Luostarinen to a game misconduct penalty after he sent Carolina's Jackson Blake into the boards late in the first period of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. Luostarinen was assessed a 5-minute major for boarding,

New Panthers pass rusher Pat Jones II thinks his current team's defense can be better than his previous team's defense.

The Michigan Panthers fell short on their final drive in Birmingham with a shot at the USFL Conference regular-season title on the line.