Carolina at Florida

Carolina has tried about everything to no avail in this series, but Florida could be better off with a gentleman's sweep. The Panthers remember 2023 when they swept the Hurricanes in the conference final and then had to wait 10 days to play Vegas in the Stanley Cup, which killed all their momentum. The Panthers subsequently lost to the Golden Knights in five games. Carolina does not want to go into the offseason getting swept for the fourth time in a row in the East finals dating to 2009. Both teams have nearly identical records this season, and Carolina will give its best shot in Game 4. Take the Hurricanes.