The Florida Panthers are up 3-0 on the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference finals, but the series is much closer than that. Carolina dominated Monday’s Game 3, but couldn’t get a puck past Sergei Bobrovsky in the 1-0 setback. The Hurricanes are on the verge of being swept in a third consecutive trip to the conference final (2019 and 2009) when they take the ice in South Florida on Wednesday night.

Florida is on the verge of making their second-ever Stanley Cup Finals appearance (2006) after winning the first two games in overtime and the third by… read more