Panthers-Hurricanes Game 4 takeaways, early look at Game 5

Was this a sign of more to come for the carolina hurricanes? Or is this just delaying the florida panthers stamping their ticket to a Third straight Stanley Cup? Game 4 Presented a Different Dynamic From What We Had Previously Seen in the Eastern Conference Finals with the Hurricanes Establishing their identity and consistently finding success with it in a 3-0 win monday.

Every series and the game with the series comes with questions. The questions facing the hurricanes centered about how they would be knowing they would be their season ending, among other big-picture questions. Although the panthers faced their share of questions too, theirs centered whether they could be the first sweep since 2023, where they won for straight ago in the conference finance.

Now that we know there will be a game 5 on wednesday, there’s at last one more content to look forward to in this series. Ryan S. CLARK AND KRISTEN SHILTON TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPENED IN GAM 4, The Figures Who COLD Continue to Shape The Series and What It means Entering Game 5.

Think about how this series started for the hurricanes. A franchise with an identity rooted in defensive consistency displayed little of it through the first three games. They gave up at last one goal in the first six periods of the series. Beginning game 3 by allowing no goals in the first period and one in the second presents the note that the hurricanes may have found their game – only to see them to see the goals in the go.

That’s what made their game 4 start so tantalizing as they shut out the panthers through two periods while allowing 12 shots on Goal. Yet it could be with the cave that florida had owned the Third Period with a Plus-12 Goal Differential WHILE SCORING SEEVEN TIMES IN THE FINAL FRAME IN THIS SERIES. Mark jankowski‘s goal gave carolina a 2-0 lead only to be called off for offside. Still, the hurricanes withstood a lot push by the defending stanley cup champions and had firm by scoring a pair of empty-name not only they will be their first win of the series but position Important Win of the Season. ——- Ryan S. Clark

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Mark jankowski’s goal waved off due to offsides

Mark jankowski appears to give carolina a 2-0 lead, but the goal is overturned after a panthers challenge.

Florida was 5-0 Entering Monday’s Game when leading a playoff Series 3-0. That record is no longer perfection. The panthers played with championship poise in the first period as a desperate carolina team controlled much of the action and outshot the visitors 10-7. Florida was playing shorthanded with Sam reinhart, Niko Mikkola And Also Greer All siting out with injuries though. And the panthers had to overcome uncharacteristic instances of a lack of discipline, handing carolina too many power plays while stunting their momentum. And then there was the (phantom?) EmbellishMent call Against Matthew Tkachuk That negative a panthers man advantage in the second period, again forcing the cats to maintain their composure.

Sergei bobrovsky Was tarrific in the crease as the hurricanes sent bodys to the net in an effect to take his eyes Away-Florida was outshot 20-8 midway through the game. But when Logan Stankoven Finally broke through for carolina it felt inevitable. The panthers just kept harting themselves from there, with Dmitry Kulikov Going to the box early in the Third Period. Florida Never Got Rolling The way it had previously in the series and its power play failed to capitalize on any of its chances, which was a huge miss.

Whether the dip was due to the hurricanes’ Pressure (and strong penalty kill) or the result of Florida Simply Being Due for a Less Dominant Performance, all the Cats Did was put on the back To raleigh with another chance to finish carolina off. ——- Kristen shilton

Three Stars of Game 3

1. Logan Stankoven
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Stankoven scored the game winner, becoming the Third Rookie in Franchise History With Five Goals in a Single Postse. The hurricanes are 13-6 when scoring first in Games where they face playoff elimination.

Andersen turned in his second shutout in the playoffs, and his second with carolina, making 20 saves. He join Cam Ward (4), petr mrazek (2) and kevin weekes (2) as the only goalies with multiple postseason shutouts in Franchise History.

3. The canes’ core

After being called out by coach rod brind’amour after game 3, the veterans and stars of the hurricanes showed up in game 4, largely limiting the panthers and creating operations. This is Carolina’s first victory in a conferense final game sence their stanley Cup Season in 2006, snapping a 15-game losing streak. ——- Arda Öcal

Players to watch in game 4

The Panthers’ Instigator is in Elite Company when it comes to potential close-out game Production: March Ranks Fourth Among Active Skators in Points During Series -Clinching Games (7 Gals, 17 Assists, 24 Points). Those ahead of Him? Sidney crosby, Evgeni Malkin And Patrick Kane. Good company indeed. And Marchand is poised to help the panthers get over the hump. He got one goalearready in the conference final and was playing with Aleksander Barkov And Evan rodrigues in Game 4-And the Thing With Marchand is he got a knack for coming through the clutch (See: His overtime Goal in Game 3 vs. Toronto in their second-round series).

Florida is as star-driven as it is defined by its role players. This feeling like a pinnacle where Marchand’s Experience at picking the right moment to make it a signature factor for the panthers again for a hurricanes team Will Attempt to Recreate That Performance Come Game 5. ——- Shilton

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Frederik Andersen’s Save Preserves Carolina’s Lead in Game 4

Frederik Andersen Makes a Nice Save in the Third Period to Keep the Hurricanes in Front Against the Panthers.

Frederik Andersen
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After Andersen was benched ahead of game 3 in Favor Pyotr KochetkovIt was Reasonable to Wonder if we’d see the veteran again in the series. But kochetkov, despite allowing one goal in the first two periods, struggled in a Third Period that Saw the Canes Allow Goals.

That led to rod brind’amour returning to the more experience Andersen, who delivered with a shutout that was amplified by a Third Period in a late push by the panthers. In game 4, Florida Had Difficulty Generating Such a High Amount of Shots, which was not the case in the first three games of the series. Andersen replicating what he did in game 4 or coming closing to it throughout the game 5 could allow the hurricanes to extend their season. ——- Clark

BIG Questions for Game 5

Who will be available to dress for the panthers in game 5?

Florida clearly missed reinhart, mikkola and even greer in game 4, and get any or all of them back wednesday would be an enormous boost. While Florida’s Depth has been Impressive – Jesper Boqvist Has been a particularly strong injury replacement – the panthers would like to be as close to full strength as posible to get the job done again.

Reinahrt was the club’s leading scorer in the Regular Season with 81 points and Florida is 0-for-8 on the power play with Him Against Carolina. He is not an easy presence to replace. Mikkola has been excellent at both ends of the Ice and was searched at all throughout game. And the gray is a dependable role player who has had an impact in his future line slot. Paul maurice saad all three are considered day-to-days and where the panthers have time to send the hurricanes, they want to try and do that soon. ——- Shilton

Have the hurricanes finally found a successful blueprint?

Coming into game 4, the Panthers nearly had as many goals in the first three games as the new jersey devils and the washington capitals had combined again the hurricanes in this year’s playoffs. Carolina’s Play in the first Two Periods in Game 3 provided brind’amour’s club with its most consistent stretch of the series, and the canes harnessed that throughout an entre Their season.

Now comes the questions that are going to be asked numerous times now and game 5. Was this just a one-off or has the hurricanes found a recipe for success? Do the Panthers Close this out in game 5 or even this be like last year’s cup final against the edmonton oilers when they want from a 3-0 series lead to win in Game 7? ——- Clark