Jaccob Slavin's late goal propelled the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. Slavin's decisive shot came with just under seven minutes remaining in the third period, following Anton Lundell's equalizer for Florida at the start of the second. Pyotr Kochetkov was instrumental in goal for Carolina, making 26 saves, while Slavin also contributed an assist. Martin Necas sealed the win with an empty-net goal.

Brent Burns opened the scoring early, netting a goal just 35 seconds into the game after his shot deflected off Aleksander Barkov. Despite facing 37 shots, Florida's Sergei Bobrovsky delivered a commendable performance, particularly after the early goal. This matchup marked the final regular-season meeting between the two teams, following Florida's earlier sweep of the Hurricanes.