The Carolina Hurricanes pick up their first win of the Eastern Conference Final, beating the Florida Panthers 3-0. Florida leads the series 3-1.
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Live from WREL News headquarters in Raleigh, your number one source for local news, WRAL News coverage you can count on. The Carolina Hurricanes find the win column. They beat the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final 3-0, the final score. The series is now 3-1. The Panthers lead. Why was this game so important? Well, the Canes can’t lose another 11 more loss would end Carolina’s season. On top of that, the Canes had a 15 game losing streak in the Eastern Conference final that dated all the way back to 2009. Before this game, the last time the Canes won a game in the Eastern Conference Final was 2006, the same year they won the Stanley Cup. Rookie Logan Stankovn was a playmaker. In this one, he scored the first goal for the Canes, got them on the board, and gave them their first lead of the series in the second period with a great assist from fellow rookie Alexander Nationin. Goaltender Freddie Anderson back in net pitched a shutout, his 2nd shutout of the postseason. So what comes next? Well, game 5. The Canes will come back to Raleigh. They’ll play game 5 in Lenovo Center on Wednesday. Puck drop for that one is 8 p.m.