On Tuesday night, Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky played a pivotal role in his team’s 5-2 Game 1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Bobrovsky stopped 31 of 33 shots, but beyond the stat line, the netminder grabbed most headlines on the night because of a collision that sparked serious concern.

Just a week after releasing him, the Carolina Panthers have re-signed former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver T.J. Luther. The Panthers released Moose Muhammad with a waived/injured designation, bringing Luther back for another chance.

Two days after a dominating 6-1 win at the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round, here they were in one of the loudest buildings in the League, getting back to business. There was no hangover, no sign of fatigue, this against a team that hadn’t played in five days.

The Florida Panthers have a 1-0 series lead over the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final. Just two days after winning Game 7 in Toronto in blowout fashion, the Panthers smothered the Hurricanes with a 5-2 win in Game 1.

Just 48 hours after beating Toronto in Game 7, Florida became the first team in these playoffs to win in Carolina.

The Florida Panthers showed their championship mettle from last year's run to the Stanley Cup by taking control early in their 5-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes to open the Eastern Conference final Tuesday night.

While Carolina's QB has to prove last season's solid late stretch of play is real, other Panthers also must step up in 2025.

That’s five straight playoff losses to the Panthers, and 13 straight in this round, period, for the Hurricanes since June 1, 2006. Eric Staal and Erik Cole were on the ice that night; their efforts to cheer the team on from a suite Tuesday went unheeded.

Bobrovsky stopped 31 of 33 shots he faced in the win Tuesday and has now held opponents to just six goals over the past five games.

The Cup champion Panthers opened the Eastern Conference final with a 5-2 victory over the Hurricanes in Game 1.