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Carolina’s hurricanes avoided elimination and avoided being swept when they defeated the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Monday night at the Aierant Bank Arena.
With the victory, the Hurricanes now follow the 3-1 Panthers in the best series of seven. The hurricanes had lost their 15 final games of the east conference before Monday’s victory.
They were swept in 2009, 2019 and 2023, and launched the first three games of this confrontation against the Panthers.
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Carolina Hurricanes goalkeeper Frederik Andersen, #31, and Brent Burns defense, #8, celebrate at the end of the third period in game 4 of the Eastern Conference East Conference of the NHL Cup against the Florida Panthers on Monday, May 26, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo AP/Lynne Sladky)
Logan Stankoven gave the hurricanes his first advantage of the series when he buried a wrist shot beyond the Panthers goalkeeper, Sergei Bobrovsky, in the middle of the second period.
Stankoven gave credit to Alexander Nikishin, who prepared him with a cross pass pass.
“Everything begins with him,” Stankoven said about Nikishin’s pass. “Great play of him.”
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The defense of the hurricanes of Carolina, Alexander Nikishin, #21, and the center of Panthers in Florida, Jesper Boqvist, #70, go after the album during the second period in game 4 of the finals of the East Conference of the Stanley Cup of the NHL on Monday, May 26, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo AP/Lynne Sladky)
The hurricane goalkeeper, Frederik Anderson, began games 1 and 2 and was pushed in favor of Pyotr Kochetkov for game 3. Chief coach Rod toast’amour returned to Anderson for game 4, and the goalkeeper stopped the 20 shots he faced.
“There were some really hard shots that seemed easy tonight,” said Podour about Anderson. “That’s when you know it’s really on.”
The hurricanes sealed their victory with a couple of goals from empty networks at the end of the game, since Sebastian Aho and Jordan Stall scored to ensure the victory in the reduced minutes of the third period.
Carolina Hurricanes goalkeeper Frederik Andersen, #31, diverts a goal shot during the second period in game 4 of the Eastern Conference East Conference of the NHL Cup against the Florida Panthers on Monday, May 26, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo AP/Lynne Sladky)
“Credit for them … They were fine,” said Panthers coach Paul Maurice.
The Panthers were short in the loss, since Sam Reinhart, Nike Mikkola and Aj Greer did not play.
The Panthers will have another opportunity to secure and move to the Stanley Cup finals when they face hurricanes in game 5 Wednesday at 8 pm et at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
