“What I take from it is we won three, but it doesn’t take three to win a series,” Panthers star winger Matthew Tkachuk said. “That’s the simplest answer I’ve got. We need one more, and it’s the hardest one to win.”

The Hurricanes and Panthers are ready to collide in an NHL Eastern Conference finals rematch.Back in 2023, Florida defeated Carolina in the Eastern Conference finals behind multiple clutch performances from Matthew Tkachuk.

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With two assists in Saturday night’s 6-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final -- his third straight multi-assist game -- Rodrigues became only the sixth player in NHL history to record multiple assists in each of the first three games of the Conference Finals.

The Panthers are finding their stride at the right time as they continue to run away with the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes meet in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Thursday in Raleigh.