In Sunrise, a Carolina Hurricanes player walked near the locker room door after game three on Monday, and smashed his stick against the hallway walls, smashing an expensive twig into countless particles.
Really no tantrum puzzle.
The Panthers’ Sergey Bobrovsky stopped all 32 shots he faced to seal a 1-0 win for Florida, and a 3-0 series lead over the Canes.
Carolina skated the last three and a half minutes of the third period with empty nets.
It didn’t do them any good as the Panthers kept the shooters out, leaving no rebounds to be collected for second chances.
Add to this that the crutches were skidding without much purpose and were disorganized to put them nicely.
The only goal of the game was scored midway through the middle period.
Sam Reinhart took a pass from Matthew Tkachuk onto the right boards. Reinhart was in the right circle, before the pass, positioned himself and tied the home puck on a power play.
The Panthers scored once in four power play opportunities.
Game 4 is Wednesday night at sunrise.
Carolina outscored the Panthers 11-2 in the third period, but it was mostly long-range shots, and there was no traffic in front of Bobrovsky.
The Panthers were whistled on one minor penalty that led to a power play for Carolina..
At least he didn’t go to overtime.
The Panthers need to pick up their game, too. They were 25-7, through the second and third periods. Any other opposing team might have benefited.
Alexander Barkov He left the game late in the first half and never returned. He suffered an apparent lower body injury after examining the hip.
Fredrik Andersen had 16 saves in a loss to the Hurricanes.