Just when it looked like the Carolina Hurricanes were going to force a Game 6 after scoring a pair of first-period goals, the Florida Panthers scored the three in the second. And when it looked the Hurricanes were going to at least force overtime with a third-period tally from Seth Jarvis? That's when the defending Stanley Cup champs put an end to that discussion, with captain Aleksandar Barkov using his strength to fend off Dmitry Orlov to set up Carter Verhaeghe for the series-clinching goal in their 5-3 win Wednesday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Panthers-Hurricanes Game 5 grades and takeaways
