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Me right now praying this series doesn’t come back to Raleigh and Dallas wins the west.

Walking through press box back to seat and the radio crew for Carolina says, “Florida’s depth is unfair.” They’re not wrong. It’s insane balance.

The Hurricanes just had a power play and were barely able to even get a shot off. The crowd left here is beyond restless. The Panthers defense will do that to you.

Looks like Tkachuk just got hit in the face. Meanwhile, a scrum breaks out on the other side.

The Panthers felt they didn’t play their best in game one and still won 5-2. Tonight, they absolutely dominated. The only mark, and it’s a big one, was the injury to Sam Reinhart. Just have to hope it’s short term. Didn’t look good.

6 more.

Good morning from Raleigh where our WPLG Local 10 News crew is headed back home with the Panthers up 2-0. Should be fun trip since we each wore the free shirt we got at local restaurant here (not planned 🤷🏻‍♂️)

Panthers GM Bill Zito has been nominated as a finalist for the NHL’s GM of the year. This is the 4th time in 5 years he’s been a finalist. He’s never won the award. I would guess this is the year he does. Or it better be.

Per HC Paul Maurice, Sam Reinhart (lower body) won’t play tonight, says he is day-to-day. Jesper Boqvist comes in.

Paul Maurice explaining the impact of not having Sam Reinhart tonight (day-to-day, knee): “You have to survive it. You can’t have one guy go down and not still have a chance, or you don’t have the depth that you think.” (🎥 x - Florida Panthers)

Huge blow to lose Eetu tonight with Reinhart already out. Panthers have the depth, but this is really testing it.

This was a case where the finish looked worse than the act itself IMO. Didn’t seem extra forceful from Eetu.

That was impressive 5 minute PP kill by the Panthers. They made it look easy

What a night for the Condor!! What a 3rd period for the Panthers.

4-1 Panthers. They’ve completely taken over this game in just a few minutes. Wow.

That definitely didn’t look good for Niko Mikkola. He’s been huge this series. Another obstacle for the Panthers, but they’re rolling toward a 3-0 series lead.

The Panthers are an absolutely ridiculous machine. My goodness.

Panthers beat Carolina 6-2 and take a commanding 3-0 series lead. They can clinch a 3rd straight Stanley Cup final appearance Monday night in Sunrise. Cats have outscored the Hurricanes 16-4 this series. Complete dominance. Complete mismatch.