The Florida Panthers have just rolled into Raleigh and embarrassed the Carolina Hurricanes in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Final. In Game 2, the Panthers jumped all over the Hurricanes right out of the gate and cruised to a 5-0 win.

The Florida Panthers host the Carolina Hurricanes in the third round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-0 lead in the series.

After Florida's crushing 5-0 defeat of the Panthers for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals, another sweep appears imminent especially with the series shifting to Sunrise for Games 3 and 4 during Memorial Day weekend. However, with the Game 2 blowout added to the Panthers' 5-2 win in Game 1, nothing has been close about this series.

Florida Panthers star Sam Reinhart left Game 2 against the Carolina Hurricanes in the first period and didn't return.

Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored two tone-setting first-period goals while Sergei Bobrovsky remained strong in net as the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 in Tuesday night’s opener of their Eastern Conference final series.

Esa Lindell also got his first goal. So did Miro Heiskanen, though the standout defenseman played for only the fourth time since Jan. 28. He missed the final 32 regular-season games and first 10 in the playoffs because of left knee surgery.

The Panthers flat-out dominated the Hurricanes on Thursday, cruising to a 5-0 win to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series with a spot in a third consecutive Stanley Cup Final at stake.

NHL faces a viewership problem. Recent Eastern Conference Final opener witnessed low ratings. Numbers dropped significantly compared to previous years