The Panthers scored five goals in a 9:08 span of the third period, pummeling the Hurricanes 6-2 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final and getting one win from a third straight Stanley Cup

Aleksander Barkov and Niko Mikkola each scored twice, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves for the Florida Panthers in a 6-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday. The Panthers are on the brink of returning to the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight season.

The Panthers, who are on the brink of making the Stanley Cup Final, look to have pushed the Hurricanes to a breaking point.

SUNRISE — By the time Brad Marchand came crashing down the left side and turned Anton Lundell’s pass into the sixth goal of the night, the Florida Panthers already had broken Carolina again, already turned a tight game into a celebration for the third straight time in the Eastern Conference Final.

Sam Reinhart did not play for the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against Carolina on Saturday night because of a left knee injury, one that happened Thursday when he was skated into by the Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho.

The Carolina Hurricanes played a good, tight hockey game for two periods as the score was 1-1 to start the third, but then they fell apart again later in that final period to lose to the Panthers, 6-2 on Saturday night in game three of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Florida Panthers are now down two key forwards for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes.

New Panthers pass rusher Pat Jones II thinks his current team's defense can be better than his previous team's defense.

Why the Carolina Hurricanes might well be on their way to the most embarrassing, listless, dismal playoff series in their 28 years in North Carolina.