“What I take from it is we won three, but it doesn’t take three to win a series,” Panthers star winger Matthew Tkachuk said. “That’s the simplest answer I’ve got. We need one more, and it’s the hardest one to win.”

The Panthers are one win away from clinching their third consecutive Eastern Conference championship, but to anyone with eyes, this series is over. More: Florida Panthers one win away from returning to Stanley Cup Finals after beating Carolina Hurricanes The Hurricanes gave it their best shot in Game 3.

The Panthers scored five goals in a 9:08 span of the third period, pummeling the Hurricanes 6-2 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final and getting one win from a third straight Stanley Cup