The Hurricanes said they regretted not sticking up for star center Sebastian Aho when he was mauled by Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk late in their Game 3 loss.

The Carolina Hurricanes have suffered three humbling defeats in the first three games of the Eastern Confernece finals against the Florida Panthers, and coach Rod Brind'Amour didn't try to mask his frustrations with his team's disappointing showings after Saturday's Game 3 blowout.

Sam Reinhart didn’t play in Game 3 against Carolina, while Niko Mikkola and A.J. Greer left with injury in the third period of the win.

The Florida Panthers flexed their offensive muscles as they used a huge third period to separate themselves from the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final. Florida exploded with a five-goal final period to come away with a 6-2 win at home.

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?

Sebastian Aho and the Carolina Hurricanes look to bounce back against the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs East Final on Saturday.

These three losses for the Hurricanes also extend a lengthy losing streak in the Eastern Conference Final, now sitting at 15 games. The Hurricanes have reached the Eastern Confere

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.