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Hamilton Spectator
7 days ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Panthers' Reinhart, Mikkola, Greer return in closeout victory over Hurricanes in Eastern final
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sam Reinhart, Niko Mikkola and A.J. Greer returned to Florida's lineup Wednesday night in a 5-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes that sent the Panthers back to a third straight Stanley Cup Final. The Panthers lost forward Eetu Luostarinen in the first period of this Eastern Conference final game, though coach Paul Maurice said afterward he expected him to be fine with time off coming before a Cup series against the Edmonton-Dallas winner. Reinhart, Mikkola and Greer had missed Game 4 with injuries, a shutout loss Monday night at home that allowed the Hurricanes to avert a sweep and extend the season. Reinhart saw 21:08 of ice time in this one and tallied two third-period assists. Mikkola saw 19:44 of ice time, though his giveaway in the neutral zone led to Carolina's Sebastian Aho scoring a second time in the opening period. Greer played 4:22. Reinhart left Thursday's Game 2 in the first period after a low hit by Carolina's Sebastian Aho. Greer appeared to injure himself delivering a hit on Jordan Staal in Game 3, while Mikkola was shaken up after crashing hard into the boards — his right shoulder hitting first — that same night. As for Luostarinen, he appeared to be shaken up while trying to deliver a hit on Carolina's Mark Jankowski. He crashed into the boards and fell to the ice, then stumbled as he got back up and came to the bench. The team ruled him out for the game by the start of the second period. As for the Hurricanes, they again played without two of their top six defensemen in Jalen Chatfield and Sean Walker. Chatfield hadn't played since Game 4 of the second-round series against conference top seed Washington, missing five straight games with an apparent lower-body injury. Walker has missed the past two games since taking a jarring. open-ice hit from Greer in Game 2. Coach Rod Brind'Amour was unsure whether either could be an option for this series even if the Hurricanes somehow pushed it far enough. 'I was hopeful Chatfield being more day to day, but he just still hasn't got in there with us,' Brind'Amour said before the game. 'Until he's out there I guess practicing with us, he's not an option. Walker, same thing.' The blue-liner injuries had led Carolina to force top prospect Alexander Nikishin into the lineup. His first three NHL games have all come in the postseason, on the road, and he tallied his first NHL point with a terrific pass that sprung Logan Stankoven for Monday's first goal. Nikishin made his home debut Wednesday, logging 15:36 of ice time. ___ AP NHL playoffs: and
Fox Sports
7 days ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Panthers' Reinhart, Mikkola, Greer return in closeout victory over Hurricanes in Eastern final
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sam Reinhart, Niko Mikkola and A.J. Greer returned to Florida's lineup Wednesday night in a 5-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes that sent the Panthers back to a third straight Stanley Cup Final. The Panthers lost forward Eetu Luostarinen in the first period of this Eastern Conference final game, though coach Paul Maurice said afterward he expected him to be fine with time off coming before a Cup series against the Edmonton-Dallas winner. Reinhart, Mikkola and Greer had missed Game 4 with injuries, a shutout loss Monday night at home that allowed the Hurricanes to avert a sweep and extend the season. Reinhart saw 21:08 of ice time in this one and tallied two third-period assists. Mikkola saw 19:44 of ice time, though his giveaway in the neutral zone led to Carolina's Sebastian Aho scoring a second time in the opening period. Greer played 4:22. Reinhart left Thursday's Game 2 in the first period after a low hit by Carolina's Sebastian Aho. Greer appeared to injure himself delivering a hit on Jordan Staal in Game 3, while Mikkola was shaken up after crashing hard into the boards — his right shoulder hitting first — that same night. As for Luostarinen, he appeared to be shaken up while trying to deliver a hit on Carolina's Mark Jankowski. He crashed into the boards and fell to the ice, then stumbled as he got back up and came to the bench. The team ruled him out for the game by the start of the second period. As for the Hurricanes, they again played without two of their top six defensemen in Jalen Chatfield and Sean Walker. Chatfield hadn't played since Game 4 of the second-round series against conference top seed Washington, missing five straight games with an apparent lower-body injury. Walker has missed the past two games since taking a jarring. open-ice hit from Greer in Game 2. Coach Rod Brind'Amour was unsure whether either could be an option for this series even if the Hurricanes somehow pushed it far enough. 'I was hopeful Chatfield being more day to day, but he just still hasn't got in there with us," Brind'Amour said before the game. "Until he's out there I guess practicing with us, he's not an option. Walker, same thing.' The blue-liner injuries had led Carolina to force top prospect Alexander Nikishin into the lineup. His first three NHL games have all come in the postseason, on the road, and he tallied his first NHL point with a terrific pass that sprung Logan Stankoven for Monday's first goal. Nikishin made his home debut Wednesday, logging 15:36 of ice time. ___ AP NHL playoffs: and recommended
Hindustan Times
7 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Panthers rally past Canes, clinch another finals appearance
A trip to the Stanley Cup Final is becoming old hat for the Florida Panthers. After dispatching the Carolina Hurricanes with a 5-3 win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, the Panthers clinched a third straight appearance in the Cup finals and the opportunity to defend their 2023-24 title. Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, and Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett each had a goal and an assist for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky made 20 saves. Florida will face the winner of the Edmonton-Dallas series, which the Oilers lead 3-1 heading into Game 5 on Thursday. The Panthers won the Cup over Edmonton last season in seven games. "We're going to be very prepared," Tkachuk said. "We know how. It was really different two years ago, it was so new to us. ... "It's not our first rodeo with this. We're looking forward to the journey of getting there and then ultimately in the series. The time of our lives, so you might as well enjoy it. If you don't enjoy it, then you probably shouldn't be here." Sebastian Aho scored twice and Seth Jarvis had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen stopped 17 shots. "I got nothing but pride with this group," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "Yeah, we didn't love how this kind of went, this series, but again, the standard right there. You're not giving Florida enough credit." Verhaeghe put Florida in front 4-3 at 12:21 of the third. He took a pass through the crease from Aleksander Barkov and roofed it over Andersen. "Barky is so strong on the puck and made a good play at the blue line to get the puck to Barky there and kind of let him do his thing," Verhaeghe said. "He took on one guy and then two guys and then gave the puck to me with a pretty open net. Unbelievable play by Barky at a critical time." Bennett scored an empty-net goal with 54 seconds remaining to provide the final score. Jarvis tied it at 3 at 8:30 of the third when he collected the puck in front of the net and lifted it over Bobrovsky's blocker. Down by two after one period, the Panthers scored three unanswered goals to go ahead 3-2 by the end of the middle frame. "We're down two, there's 40 minutes of hockey, we can score some goals," Florida coach Paul Maurice said. "We're OK in this game as long as we show some composure with what we do. You're going to get a chance. ... We could not get to 3-0. That was our sole focus. Don't let it get to three, and let's chip away." Tkachuk got the rally started on a power play at 7:23 when he got his stick on Aaron Ekblad's shot from above the slot and tipped it past Andersen's glove to cut the margin to 2-1. Evan Rodrigues tied it 30 seconds later. He drove to the net and redirected a feed from Bennett through the five-hole on Andersen. Anton Lundell put Florida ahead 3-2 at 11:59 following a Carolina icing. After he won the draw, he went to the net and tipped Brad Marchand's feed through the crease over Andersen's left arm. "I think we definitely get some momentum off once we get the first one," Verhaeghe said. "That's kind of been our mindset throughout the playoffs. I think every game we're just building, trying to get one, not trying to open up our game or play a different way than our style. Guys made great plays at critical moments." Aho capitalized on a turnover by Florida to give Carolina a 1-0 lead at 4:39 of the first period. He intercepted a pass by Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling in the neutral zone and took off on a breakaway, putting a wrist shot under Bobrovsky's glove. Aho put the Hurricanes up by a pair at 18:54 of the first. He picked up the puck in the neutral zone and took it to the top of the right circle before wiring a snap shot past Bobrovsky, blocker side. "To me, you either win or lose the series," Aho said. "It doesn't matter if you lose in four or seven, whatever, you lose the series. But it's something to be proud of that the guys show up for work and never quit, and that's a great thing, but at the end of the day, we weren't able to push through. ... "We knew it was going to be a big task to try to beat them, and we truly believe that we have what it takes, but we obviously fell short yet again." Panthers forward Eetu Luostarinen left the game late in the first period and did not return due to an undisclosed injury. Maurice said he did not think the ailment was serious. Field Level Media
