The Florida Panthers will face the Carolina Hurricanes tonight in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final at PNC Arena in Raleigh. Matthew Tkachuk’s goal with 13 seconds left in the fourth overtime period gave the Cats a 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes. Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe also scored for the Panthers and Anthony Duclair added two assists. Sergei Bobrovsky raised his postseason record to 8-2,thanks to a franchise record 63-save effort. Carolina got power-play goals from Seth Jarvis, who also collected an assist, and Stefan Noesen. Frederik Andersen made 57 stops and suffered his first loss of the playoffs.
- WHEN: 8:00 p.m. ET
- WHERE: PNC Arena – Raleigh, NC
- ON THE TUBE: TNT, CBC, TVAS
- ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM (D/B), 1230 The Gambler (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #LetsGoCanes, #FLAvsCAR, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Canes Country
- FLA IN SERIES: Panthers lead 1-0
- LAST MEETING: FLA 3, CAR 2 (4OT) – (Game 1 Recap)
- NEXT MEETING: May 22, 2023
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Sergei Bobrovsky (8-2 .927/2.43 0SO) vs Frederik Andersen (5-1 .936/1.80 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Carolina
Western Conference Final
Vegas 4, Dallas 3 (OT) Golden Knights lead series 1-0
Recaps: Knights On Ice / Defending Big D
2023 IIHF World Championship (Friday results)
Group A
- Finland 7, Hungary 1
- Germany 4, Austria 2
Group B
- Latvia 3, Slovenia 2
- Canada 5, Kazakhstan 1
Today’s games (NHL Network)
Group A
- United States 3, Denmark 0
- Austria vs Finland 9:20 a.m.
- Sweden vs France 1:20 p.m.
Group B
- Czechia 2, Norway
- Canada vs Switzerland 9:20
- Kazakhstan vs Latvia 1:20 p.m.