Rookie defenseman Alexander Nikishin was also minus-4, but that was largely because Orlov was his defense partner, and he got burned by his mistakes. But Hall was minus-4 with two shots on goal and Aho was minus-3 with two shots on goal.

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.

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.

Clamping down on defense and erupting on offense in the third period, the Panthers pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final. The win gave Florida a 3-0 series lead and a chance to clinch a second straight Stanley Cup Final appearance on home ice.

When you’re down 3-0 to a team that, with each day, looks more and more like a fully functional Death Star, what else is there to do?

Carolina Hurricanes' Seth Jarvis (24) carries the puck in front of Florida Panthers' Aaron Ekblad (5) during the second period of Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker) AP

Senate Bill 180 would freeze tougher rules for at least two years, potentially allowing developers to rebuild under the same codes that failed to protect property.

The Panthers scored five goals in an explosive third period, beating the Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final and putting Carolina on the brink of elimination.