{"id":277266,"date":"2025-05-25T04:28:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T04:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/nhl-experts-rip-into-carolina-hurricanes-after-game-3-shellacking-by-florida-panthers\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:18","slug":"nhl-experts-rip-into-carolina-hurricanes-after-game-3-shellacking-by-florida-panthers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/25\/nhl-experts-rip-into-carolina-hurricanes-after-game-3-shellacking-by-florida-panthers\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL experts rip into Carolina Hurricanes after Game 3 shellacking by Florida\u00a0Panthers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4930318\" data-slug-id=\"2531916\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>NHL experts did not hold back in criticizing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/carolina-hurricanes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> after their 6-2 shellacking by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/florida-panthers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Florida Panthers<\/a> in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday. The loss puts the Hurricanes in a 3-0 series deficit, just one game away from elimination.<\/p>\n<p>The Hurricanes were dominated from start to finish, giving up goals to six different Panthers players &#8211; Niko Mikkola (two), Aleksander Barkov (two), Jesper Boqvist, and Brad Marchand.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina only managed scores from Logan Stankoven and Seth Jarvis. Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for Florida while Pyotr Kochetkov allowed 6 goals on 26 shots.<\/p>\n<p>On social media, NHL analysts ripped into the Hurricanes&#8217; poor performance. Paul Bissonnette tweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;No wonder Rantanen wanted out,&#8221; pointing out the Rantanen trade to Dallas by the Carolina Hurricanes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>And in a separate tweet, Bissonnette wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;End this series.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BizNasty2point0\/status\/1926465910744707301?t=_I0yRKzR6IoLDOKEnZ6ShQ&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\"> on X<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bryan Hayes of TSN said,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This Panthers team is dynasty worthy, but also&#8230;pathetic performance from Carolina. Free pass to Florida.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Perhaps the harshest criticism came from Spittin&#8217; Chiclets&#8217; Ryan Whitney who said,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If Carolina had an ounce of pride or respect for the game of hockey they would forfeit game 4.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Hurricanes now face a must-win situation in Game 4 on Monday at Florida&#8217;s Amerant Bank Arena.<\/p>\n<h2>Game 3 recap: Hurricanes lose 6-2 against Panthers<\/h2>\n<p>Florida opened the scoring midway through the first when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/niko-mikkola-contract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Niko Mikkola\u2019s<\/a> backhand pass deflected off Dmitry Orlov\u2019s skate and into the net.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina pulled even late in the second period on a power play, as Logan Stankoven cleaned up a rebound from Brent Burns\u2019 shot.<\/p>\n<p>Early in the third, Adam Boqvist, filling in for the injured Sam Reinhart, put the Panthers back in front. He broke free off a feed from Evan Rodrigues and slipped a one-handed backhander through Pyotr Kochetkov\u2019s legs.<\/p>\n<p>Mikkola struck again minutes later, finishing a Sam Bennett setup with a top-corner wrist shot from the left circle.<\/p>\n<p>Florida then broke the game open as Aleksander Barkov scored twice in quick succession\u2014first on a feed from Matthew Tkachuk after a Carolina turnover, and then on a deflected puck that bounced in off Shayne Gostisbehere\u2019s stick.<\/p>\n<p>Brad Marchand made it 6-1 shortly after, finishing a 2-on-1 off a cross-ice pass from Anton Lundell.<\/p>\n<p>Seth Jarvis added a late power-play goal for Carolina, scoring on a backhand near the crease after a setup from Stankoven.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/1382817-1716473847-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;ARJUN B&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nArjun is a journalist covering the NHL at Sportskeeda. 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