Panthers Ignite East Final Thriller: Explosive Game 1 Clash Fuels Rivalry and Sparks Controversy
Verhaeghe has scored at least five goals in each of the past four postseasons, matching the Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl for the longest active run among NHLers.
Then in the third period, after rookie Scott Morrow took a delay-of-game penalty in his playoff debut, subbing in for an injured Jalen Chatfield, Bennett scored on the ensuing power play to make it 4-1. It was the Panthers’ first shot in 15 minutes.
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“I think (the power-play goals were) really the difference in the game,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “You’ve got to kill those. You’ve got to give them credit — you get the chance, it’s in the net. That’s really what happened.
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