Matthew Tkachuk scored with 4.3 seconds remaining in the third period as the Florida Panthers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final on Wednesday to complete a four-game sweep and advance to the Stanley Cup Final.
Tkachuk scored the overtime winners in Games 1 and 2 and burnished his reputation as one of the NHL’s most clutch players, scoring into a wide-open cage for his second tally of Wednesday's contest as Sam Bennett set a screen in front of Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen. The power-play goal was challenged for goaltender interference but the call on the ice stood.