| Final - 4.7.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Florida Panthers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
The Carolina Hurricanes look like they are close to deciding on a starting lineup for Saturday's opener in Florida after assigning Andreas Nodl and Brett Sutter to Charlotte and placing Tim Wallace on waivers for the same purpose.
In the playoffs the extra experience from past postseason campaigns can be a huge advantage. Dale Tallon's massive overhaul helped bring in over 700 games of playoff experience in just one season.
The schedule for the Florida-New Jersey series has been finalized.
Florida blows past Hurricanes to win the Southeast Division
The final game for the Hurricanes is merely the final act of stage one for the Panthers. Can the Cats enter the second season on a high note?
Before getting snuffed out Thursday in Washington, Florida Panthers winger Kris Versteeg was nursing a three-game point streak (1G-3A), his best such stretch since late January. In four matches...
The Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers meet tonight at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise as the NHL regular season draws to a close. Just two nights ago, the Panthers (37-26-18, 92 pts.)...
Florida can't take the SE Division, clinches playoff spot anyways
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Florida | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Florida Goal - Marcel Goc (11), from Dmitry Kulikov and Mikael Samuelsson at 4:02. 2, Florida Goal - John Madden (3), from Tomas Kopecky and Ed Jovanovski at 6:43. Penalties - Jeremy Welsh, Carolina (Tripping), 1:18. |
| Second Period |
| - 3, Florida Power-Play Goal - Stephen Weiss (20), from Mikael Samuelsson and Kris Versteeg at 10:06. Penalties - Jeremy Welsh, Carolina (Interference), 9:30; Mikael Samuelsson, Florida (Interference), 20:00. |
| Third Period |
| - 4, Carolina Power-Play Goal - Joni Pitkanen (5), from Eric Staal at 8:26. 5, Florida Empty Net Goal - Mikael Samuelsson (14), from Jason Garrison and Marcel Goc at 18:36. Penalties - Kris Versteeg, Florida (Hi-sticking), 8:23. |
