Florida had no problem in the first two games of this series, winning 5-2 and 5-0. Monday's win for the Hurricanes broke a truly fluky trend: It was the first Carolina victory in the conference finals in 16 tries.

When you’re down 3-0 to a team that, with each day, looks more and more like a fully functional Death Star, what else is there to do?

Goaltender Frederik Andersen has given Canes a comfort level with his play in net that allowed them to be aggressive and take 3-1 series lead.