The last time Florida and Carolina met in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Panthers swept the 2023 series – but every game was close.

For yet another year, the Carolina Hurricanes squandered a very good regular season by falling meekly to the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference final.

The Hurricanes fell 5-3 to the Florida Panthers in Game 5, sending the Panthers back to the sport’s final stage for the third straight year while ending Carolina’s latest lengthy playoff grind short ...

The Carolina Hurricanes ended their season Wednesday night with a 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final. It marked the second straight year the Hurricanes fell ...

The Carolina Hurricanes were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Florida Panthers with a 5-3 loss in Game 5 of the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Final at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North ...

The Florida Panthers missed on their first chance to eliminate the Carolina Hurricanes and return to the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight year. Closing out a playoff series isn't easy ...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Frederik Andersen returned to the net and stopped 20 shots for his fifth career playoff shutout, Logan Stankoven got the only goal Carolina needed and the Hurricanes won their ...

The Hurricanes switched starting goalies again for Game 4, going back to Andersen. He started Games 1 and 2, then watched Game 3 when Carolina went with Pyotr Kochetkov.

NHL Game recap for the Carolina Carolina Hurricanes vs. Florida Florida Panthers game on May 26, 2025. Follow every play as it happens throughout the NHL season on CBS Sports and the CBS Sports app.

In 2009, 2019, and 2023, the Hurricanes had a good enough team to win a couple of playoff rounds, but not enough to seal even one more win toward a Stanley Cup Final berth.

The Carolina Hurricanes have found themselves in the same dire position in the conference-final rematch against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

After Game 1 against the Panthers, the Hurricanes were resolute in their philosophy. After Game 2, not so much.