Knowing the Hurricanes would want to come out with their best effort of the series, the Panthers instead made sure they were aggressors in the first period on Thursday, racing out to a 3-0 lead on goals from Gustav Forsling, Matthew Tkachuk and Bennett.

The Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers face off in a rematch of the 2023 Eastern Conference finals, while the Western Conference finals are a return bout from 2024 between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers.

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In Game 1, the Panthers had five different goal scorers ... 2-0 in the series and lose both games at home. In Game 1, the Hurricanes were led by Sebastian Aho and Jackson Blake scored while ...

Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals went about as well as it could have for the Florida Panthers. For the Carolina Hurricanes? Not so much. Following a 5-2 win, the Panthers carry a 1-0 ...