Brad Marchand wanted no part of the conversation. He and the Florida Panthers lead the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 in the Eastern Conference finals. Florida

Clamping down on defense and erupting on offense in the third period, the Panthers pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final. The win gave Florida a 3-0 series lead and a chance to clinch a second straight Stanley Cup Final appearance on home ice.

The Hurricanes said they regretted not sticking up for star center Sebastian Aho when he was mauled by Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk late in their Game 3 loss.

The reporter wanted to know what the conversations are going to be like amongst the players in the time before and during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena (8 p.m. ET; TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS) on Monday.

After two lopsided home losses in the Eastern Conference Final, the Carolina Hurricanes need to figure out what’s ailing them, and fast, as the series shifts to Florida.

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The Carolina Hurricanes entered the Eastern Conference Final with some pretty good momentum after clearing the New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals in five

Rookie defenseman Alexander Nikishin was also minus-4, but that was largely because Orlov was his defense partner, and he got burned by his mistakes. But Hall was minus-4 with two shots on goal and Aho was minus-3 with two shots on goal.