Ex-division rivals Carolina and Florida clash in East final for a shot at the Stanley Cup
“Obviously we’ve had really good teams the past five years and to be honest, I think everyone — it’s been a little disappointing getting bumped in the second round for a few years in a row there,” Carolina defenseman Brett Pesce said.
“I remember some of the veteran guys on the 2019 team and saying you don’t know when or if you’ll ever even get back to the conference finals. So I kind of learned that hard way.”, and currently hold a slight edge over Vegas, Dallas and obviously Florida to win the Stanley Cup as well. Carolina has gone 5-1 as a favorite so far in these playoffs, while the Panthers have been the betting underdog in every game so far — including Game 1 of this series.
“The thing that I notice most when I get there is how big the trees are. Because when we first started there, they were just planting them,” Maurice said of returning to Carolina. “But it’s not nearly as nostalgic as maybe you’d think. All three of my kids were born there, but I’m not driving by the old house.”The Panthers had eight first-period goals in the first two rounds, while the Hurricanes had only six.
After that, it gets wild: Florida had 13 second-period goals and a league-best 15 goals in the third period. Carolina has 20 goals in second periods of these playoffs, then 11 in third periods.
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