The Carolina Hurricanes shot out to a two-goal lead in the first period of Game 5, but the Florida Panthers rallied to post a 5-3, series-clinching win at Lenovo Center in Raleigh.

Carolina has won at least one postseason series in its current run of seven straight playoff appearances, though three have now ended in the Eastern final.

You don’t exactly get a lot of opportunities to see NHL hockey when you grow up in Mullins, South Carolina (population 3,885) — but Xavier Legette had a chance to be front-and-center now that he’s in the NFL The Carolina Panthers’ receiver was on the glass for Game 5 between the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes.

You look at the Carolina Hurricanes' record under coach Rod Brind'Amour in the Eastern Conference final, and you begin to wonder why they even bothered to show up for it. That's fair.

NHL Network reporter Jackie Redmond clapped back at Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour supposedly "disrespecting" her.

The Carolina Hurricanes host the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday, May 28.

The Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes meet in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C.

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette has an infectious personality. That much was on display shortly after the Panthers took him in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. So, whoever decided to send Legette to his first Carolina Hurricanes game,

Logan Stankoven, listed at 5 feet, 8 inches and 165 pounds, scored the game-winning goal as the Hurricanes beat the Panthers, 3-0, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final.

The Hurricanes are once again eight wins away from a Stanley Cup, despite many in the hockey world dubbing their playing style "boring."

With their season-ending loss, the Carolina Hurricanes extended a surprising streak into a seventh straight campaign.