RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes fell behind early and couldn’t recover from there, ultimately falling 5-0 to the Florida Panthers in Game 2 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Final.
GAME SUMMARY | BOX SCORE | PLAYOFF TICKETS | PLAYOFF HUB As they were on Tuesday, the Canes were stuck “chasing the game” from the first period onward.
They Said It… Rod Brind’Amour offering his thoughts on the loss… “Obviously, we’ve got to just figure out how to win a period.
We have to play our game.
You’ve got to play your game.” Andrei Svechnikov on the team’s confidence after Game 2… “[We have] good confidence.
Raleigh, N. A. – The Carolina Hurricanes lost Game 2 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Final to the Florida Panthers 5-0 after falling behind early and failing to rally.
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The Canes were stuck “chasing the game” from the first period on, just like they were on Tuesday. Just 1:17 into the match, a goal from Florida dampened the excitement in the stadium, and two more in the second half put the home team behind three goals after just twenty minutes.
The bad luck persisted into the second half, as Sebastian Aho’s attempted goal from 51 seconds in was disallowed on review because the build-up play was offside. To make matters worse, Florida scored Sam Bennett’s second goal of the game in the last minute of the frame to make it 4-0, and Aleksander Barkov added another in the third to give the Panthers the victory.
Before Pyotr Kochetkov made three saves on four shots in the third, Frederik Andersen stopped 12 of 16 shots in the first forty minutes.
They said it. .
Comments on the loss from Rod Brind’Amour.
It goes without saying that we must simply figure out how to win a period. Although I believe we started out with the best of intentions, we ended up trying to do too much and failing to carry out the team-building activities that would have otherwise been beneficial. It didn’t go well because I had no idea what I was watching during the first period. This margin is extremely narrow. We need to be in agreement if we want to beat this time. And tonight, for whatever reason, we weren’t, as I mentioned. Although everyone had good intentions and was attempting to do something, it didn’t work out as planned. “.”.
If there’s anything to learn from this game, it’s Jordan Staal on.
Actually, no. Throughout the lineup, it was essentially an ass-whooping. All we need to do is improve, goaltender to forwards. We had no idea what to expect tonight. It was simply not good enough, especially at the beginning. They immediately came at us and took a few fast ones. To be honest, it kind of got worse after we fell behind. “”.
Taylor Hall on what makes the team think they can compete with the Panthers.
“They aren’t a flawless hockey team, right? They just played the Leafs seven games. Like any team, we are aware of areas to exploit. Clearly, they’re taking advantage of our weaknesses. Our game must be played. And if we lose doing that, then sure, but you have to dance with the girl you brought, I don’t know the phrase. You need to be at your best. “.”.
After Game 2, Andrei Svechnikov spoke about the team’s confidence.
“[We are] confident. You know, this is nothing, and it’s still 2-0. We must continue to be optimistic, travel to Florida, and proceed shift by shift. “”.
