Sam Bennett had two goals and an assist, Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves, and the Florida Panthers suffocated the Carolina Hurricanes defensively in a 5-0 win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday.

The Carolina Hurricanes lost again to the Florida Panthers, this time by a score of 5-0, in a “must win” game two of their third round matchup. The Canes entered this contest having lost 13 straight Eastern Conference Final games. They lost number 14 on Thursday night.

The Carolina Hurricanes have found themselves in the same dire position in the conference-final rematch against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

Jordan Staal calls out Hurricanes after a 5–0 blowout loss to the Panthers as Carolina falls behind 0–2 in the Eastern Conference Final.

The Florida Panthers have just rolled into Raleigh and embarrassed the Carolina Hurricanes in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Final. In Game 2, the Panthers jumped all over the Hurricanes right out of the gate and cruised to a 5-0 win.

The Panthers flat-out dominated the Hurricanes on Thursday, cruising to a 5-0 win to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series with a spot in a third consecutive Stanley Cup Final at stake.

Sam Reinhart and the Florida Panthers will face Sebastian Aho and the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs East Final on Thursday.

Traveling to Lenovo Center in Raleigh, the Panthers skated to a resounding 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final. Playing in a hostile environment is nothing new to the Panthers,