RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes know their challenge in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Florida Panthers: Get to their game early.
The Panthers lead the best-of-7 series 2-0 with Game 3 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida, on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS, CBC).
Florida jumped to a three-goal lead after the first period in Game 2 on the way to a 5-0 shutout at Lenovo Center on Thursday, and has outscored Carolina 10-2 so far in the series.
“You’re going to have a tough time getting back into it,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “That’s a big concern, obviously. The first couple shifts of the game, we weren’t doing anything we needed to do. But it’s old…