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

Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand gave his team a bit of perspective after winning Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes.

With his club up 2-0 in the series, Florida Panthers forward Eetu Luostarinen was ejected from Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals in the first period after a boarding major against forward Jackson Blake of the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.

Flapping his wings and netting his second goal of the game, Mikkola -- also known as “The Condor” – padded the newfound lead for the Panthers when he joined the rush, took a pass from Sam Bennett and buried a far-side snipe from the left circle to make it 3-1 at 6:26.

SUNRISE — By the time Brad Marchand came crashing down the left side and turned Anton Lundell’s pass into the sixth goal of the night, the Florida Panthers already had broken Carolina again, already turned a tight game into a celebration for the third straight time in the Eastern Conference Final.

The Florida Panthers were an unstoppable force, and the Carolina Hurricanes were a very movable object. That was the story of Game 2 on Thursday night as the Panthers walloped the Hurricanes, 5-0, to take a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference final.

Carter Verhaeghe signed an eight-year extension after leading Florida with 11 goals in the 2024 postseason and 72 points in the regular season, following up that campaign with his fourth consecutive 20-goal season in 2024-25. Verhaeghe logged eight points (4-4-8) through two rounds in the 2025 postseason.

The Panthers have routed the Hurricanes and Maple Leafs in their last four playoff games, causing opposing fans to boo their own team and leave games early.