Welcome to the Eastern Conference Finals!
The Florida Panthers are visiting the Carolina Hurricanes for game one. Start time is 8 P.M. and it will be televised by TNT their and affiliated networks.
While the Hurricanes have made the playoffs for seven straight years, every year since Rod Brind’Amour took over, they have yet to win an Eastern Conference Final game in three tries.
Most recently, in 2023, the Panthers swept the Canes in four, one-goal games. (more on that here - https://www.canescountry.com/2025/5/19/24433472/things-aint-what-they-used-to-be-hurricanes-vs-panthers-series-preview
The Panthers topped the season series between the clubs, 2-1, but the Canes were blown out in back-to-back games in November.