Less than 48 hours after their Game 7 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, they came out and dominated the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals.

Down 3-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Carolina Hurricanes staved off elimination, taking a 3-0 victory in Game 4 at Amerant Bank Arena. Game 5 is May 28 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Carolina showed the first glimpses of either team doing that in Game 3. The Hurricanes were held in check for much of Game 3, but were able to score on two crucial power plays in the third period.

TORONTO — A second-period scoring blitz, another outstanding game in net for Sergei Brobrovsky and the Florida Panthers are back in the conference finals for the third straight season.

How did the Panthers do it? By hounding the Hurricanes on the forecheck, keeping their gaps tight and keeping Carolina to the outside in the rare opportunity it got in the offensive zone.

A third-period five-goal blitz opened up a tighter-than-expected game and led the defending Stanley Cup champions to a 6-2 victory over the reeling Carolina Hurricanes. Leading 3-0 in the Eastern ...