The Carolina Hurricanes fell to the Florida Panthers Saturday night at the BB&T Center 4-3 in overtime.
It was an intense back and forth affair, one that has been all too familiar with this Florida Panthers team this season and although the loss delayed the Hurricanes’ chance to clinch a third straight playoff appearance, the extra point now just leaves them one away from securing it.
Right away, this game was set to be harder than potentially the rest of the series as the Canes entered the match down two more guys as both Jordan Martinook and Jesper Fast were out with lower-body injuries, joining the growing list of injured Hurricanes alongside Teuvo Teravainen, Brock McGinn, Brady Skjei and Petr Mrazek.