To ensure their first winning season in eight years, they’ll need to beat tough opponents at home like the Dallas Cowboys (Oct. 12), Buffalo Bills (Oct. 26), Los Angeles Rams, (Nov. 30), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Dec. 21) and Seattle Seahawks in the final game of the year, on a date yet to be determined.

The Florida Panthers had lit up the scoreboard with five-plus goals in the opening three games of the Eastern Conference Final. In Game 4, however, the Carolina Hurricanes produced a sound defensive effort to shut down the Panthers 3-0 to avoid elimination.

Frederik Andersen returned to the net and stopped 20 shots for his fifth career playoff shutout, Logan Stankoven got the only goal Carolina needed and the Hurricanes won their first Eastern Conference