Panther victory! Florida starts 5-2 in the Conference Finals

Panther victory! Florida starts 5-2 in the Conference Finals

The Florida Panthers triumphed against the Carolina Hurricanes in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals and prevailed 5-2. This defeat marks the first home bankruptcy for the Hurricanes in the ongoing playoffs, such as [Laola1.at] (https://www.laola1.at/de/red/wintersport/Eishockey/Playoffs/nhl --panthers-mit-in-conference-finals/) reports.

carter Veraeghe opened the scoring in the 9th minute, followed by another goal by Aaron Ekblad in the 13th minute. The Florida team expanded his lead in the second third by Anthony John Greer (24th minute) and Sam Bennett (47th minute, power play). Eetu Loustarinen then added a goal in the 55th minute, which increased the status to 5: 1. Sebastian Aho was able to shorten to 2-1 for Carolina in the 20th minute, while Jackson Blake scored a late goal in the power play in the 57th minute.

strong performance of the goalkeeper

Sergei Bobrovsky showed an impressive performance in the Panthers' goal and stopped numerous attacks by the Hurricanes. On the Hurricanes side, Frederik Andersen was in the gate, who struggled to ward off the constant pressure of the Panthers. He had to give up a total of five times and was only able to ward off 19 shots, which underlines his team's challenges, as well as nbcmiami.com notes.

The defeat is also not only a setback in this series, but also represents a historical negative series for the Hurricanes. It was its 13th consecutive defeat in a conference final. The next game will be held in Carolina on Thursday evening, and the Panthers lead in the series 1-0

statistical considerations

The Panthers have achieved a record of 42-32-8 in the current season, while the Hurricanes started the playoffs with 52-21-9. In the regular season, the Hurricanes took 7th place with an SRS of 0.66, while the Panthers finished 14th with 0.24. Both teams have so far been reflected in the playoffs, which is also reflected in the statistics, which can be found on hockey-reference.com

The Panthers can now look forward to the next game to further expand their lead in the series. The fans are excited to see whether the team can use this momentum to defeat the Hurricanes again and to secure a clear advantage in this crucial round.