Clamping down on defense and erupting on offense in the third period, the Panthers pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final. The win gave Florida a 3-0 series lead and a chance to clinch a second straight Stanley Cup Final appearance on home ice.

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The Florida Panthers have a chance to push the Carolina Hurricanes to the brink as they take a 2-0 lead into Saturday night’s Game 3 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals.

The Florida Panthers battled in a seven-game series with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round, but its been shear dominance so far against the Carolina Hurricanes.

After the Dallas Stars won their series against Winnipeg late Saturday, 2-1 in overtime, the NHL confirmed the Eastern Conference Final between Carolina and the winner of Sunday’s Game 7 between Toronto and Florida would start on Tuesday, May 20 at 8 p.m. The Western Conference Final between Dallas and Edmonton will start Wednesday.

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The Carolina Hurricanes switched goalies for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, starting Pyotr Kochetkov in net against the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.