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Reigning Stanley Cup champion Panthers beat Hurricanes 5-3 in Eastern final

The Florida Panthers secured a 5-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night in Carolina, clinching the series and moving on to compete in the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Panthers opened the series by winning the first three games, but the Hurricanes rallied to avoid a sweep with a 3-0 home win on Monday.
Carolina led 2-0 early with two goals by Sebastian Aho, but Florida responded with three second-period goals including contributions from Matthew Tkachuk, Evan Rodrigues, and Anton Lundell.
Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal with 7:39 remaining, assisted by Aleksander Barkov, and Sam Bennett sealed the victory by netting an empty-netter in the final minute at 54 seconds left.
This marks the Panthers' second Eastern final victory over the Hurricanes in three seasons and their third consecutive Stanley Cup Final appearance, where they will face the Western final winner between Edmonton and Dallas.

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