FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Sam Reinhart has not been ruled out by the Florida Panthers for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS, CBC).

Sam Reinhart didn’t play in Game 3 against Carolina, while Niko Mikkola and A.J. Greer left with injury in the third period of the win.

After a 6-2 loss to Florida in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final, the Hurricanes must win their next game to keep its season alive.

The Florida Panthers have made NHL history through the first three games of the Eastern Conference finals against the Hurricanes.

One team is a win away from advancing to a third straight Stanley Cup Final. The other is about to once again come up short in a conference final. As drastic as that sounds, that is the reality facing the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes following the Panthers' 6-2 win Saturday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Why the Carolina Hurricanes might well be on their way to the most embarrassing, listless, dismal playoff series in their 28 years in North Carolina.

The Florida Panthers exploded for five goals in the third period against the Carolina Hurricanes to take a 3-0 lead in the teams’ best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final series.

Aleksander Barkov and Niko Mikkola each scored twice, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves for the Florida Panthers in a 6-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday. The Panthers are on the brink of returning to the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight season.

The Florida Panthers flexed their offensive muscles as they used a huge third period to separate themselves from the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final. Florida exploded with a five-goal final period to come away with a 6-2 win at home.

When you’re down 3-0 to a team that, with each day, looks more and more like a fully functional Death Star, what else is there to do?

Sebastian Aho and the Carolina Hurricanes look to bounce back against the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs East Final on Saturday.

These three losses for the Hurricanes also extend a lengthy losing streak in the Eastern Conference Final, now sitting at 15 games. The Hurricanes have reached the Eastern Confere