SUNRISE — By the time Brad Marchand came crashing down the left side and turned Anton Lundell’s pass into the sixth goal of the night, the Florida Panthers already had broken Carolina again, already turned a tight game into a celebration for the third straight time in the Eastern Conference Final.

A five-goal flurry in the third period swayed the game to the Panthers, who remain on track to defend their Stanley Cup championship.

Carolina Hurricanes' Seth Jarvis (24) carries the puck in front of Florida Panthers' Aaron Ekblad (5) during the second period of Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker) AP