Back to Raleigh: Hurricanes Stay Alive, Beat Panthers in ECF Game 4

SUNRISE — The Carolina Hurricanes kept their season alive Monday night, beating the Florida Panthers 3-0 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final.

Carolina scored midway through the second period, and Frederik Andersen held on with 20 saves.

Florida still holds a 3-1 lead in the best-of-7 series which now returns to Raleigh.

Game 5 is Wednesday at 8.

The Hurricanes, who had lost 15 straight ECF games since winning the Stanley Cup in 2006, made it 1-0 at 10:45 of the second on Logan Stankoven’s second goal in as many games.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves for the Panthers.

Florida is vying to return to the Stanley Cup Final for a third straight year.

GAME 4: HURRICANES @ PANTHERS

• The Hurricanes/Whalers franchise came into the night 17-17 when facing elimination in a best-of-7 series, 6-8 when playing on the road.
• The Panthers were 13-10 in potential series-clinching games, which includes a 3-0 record when there is an opportunity to advance to the Stanley Cup Final (Game 7 1996, Game 4 2023 and Game 6 2024).

SCORING: HURRICANES @ PANTHERS

• Carolina 1, Florida 0 (10:45 2nd): Alexander Nikishin, who just recently joined the Hurricanes from the KHL, sent a sharp pass to Logan Stankoven who was alone, drove in on Sergei Bobrovsky, and beat him with a wrister from the left circle.
• Carolina 2, Florida 0 (17:49 3rd EN): Sebastian Aho puts one into an empty net.
• Carolina 3, Florida 0 (18:15 3rd EN): So, too, does Jordan Staal.

FHN’S 3 STARS OF THE GAME

• 1. Frederik Andersen, Carolina
• 2. Logan Stankoven, Carolina
• 3. Sergei Bobrovsky, Florida

2025 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL: GAME 5

FLORIDA PANTHERS @ CAROLINA HURRICANES

Panthers lead Best-of-7 Series 3-1

• When: Wednesday, 8 p.m. 
• Where: Lenovo Center, Raleigh
• National TV: TNT/truTV
• National Streaming: Max
• Radio: WQAM 560-AM; WPOW 96.5-FM2; WBZT 1230-AM (Palm Beach); WCTH 100.3-FM (Florida Keys); SiriusXM
• Panthers Radio Streaming: SiriusXM 932, NHL App
• Series Schedule (all games on TNT/tru, 8 p.m.) — Game 1: Florida 5, Carolina 2; Game 2: Florida 5, Carolina 0; Game 3: Florida 6, Carolina 2; Game 4: Carolina 3, Florida 0; Game 5: Wednesday @Carolina; Game 6*: Friday @Florida; Game 7*:Sunday @Carolina
• Regular Season: Panthers Won 2-1
• How They Got Here: Carolina d. New Jersey (5), Washington (5); Florida d. Tampa Bay (5), Toronto (7).
• All-Time Regular Season Series: Carolina/Hartford leads 74-49-10, 11 ties
• Postseason History: Florida 1-0 (2023 ECF in 4)