Canes lose 3-goal lead in 3rd, fall 4-3 to Florida in shootout.
The Canes had a 3-0 lead with 10 minutes to play and a 2-goal advantage with under 2 1/2 minutes left. But, the Panthers taught Carolina a lesson about playoff hockey in December, rallying with Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart goals to force overtime. They would eventually win the game in a shootout. Jordan Staal scored his 10th goal of the season and Sebastian Aho had 2 goals for the second straight game as the Hurricanes built that 3-goal lead. But, Brad Marchand went into his bag of tricks, whacking Brandon Bussi in the jewels before scoring over top of him for a 3-1 score with just under 10 minutes remaining. The Hurricanes gave up an astounding 24 high danger chances to the Panthers in the loss. Bussi did make 38 saves, but his 9 game winning streak came to an end.
