Carter Verhaeghe broke a tie at 12:21 of the third period, and the Florida Panthers advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the third consecutive season with a 5-3 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Wednesday.

Logan Stankoven's game winner Monday night was his fifth goal of the playoffs, tying him with Warren Foegele (five goals in 2019) for the second most by a Hurricanes/Whalers rookie in a single postseason.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Carter Verhaeghe broke a tie off a feed from Aleksander Barkov with 7:39 left and the defending champion Florida Panthers advanced to their third straight Stanley Cup Final, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 on Wednesday night in Game 5.