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Panthers FLA	0	1	0	1

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Jaccob Slavin's go-ahead goal in the third helps lift Hurricanes 3-1 over Panthers

— Jaccob Slavin scored the go-ahead goal to lift the Carolina Hurricanes over the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Thursday night.

Jan 3, 2025, 03:00 am - AP

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	Hurricanes	1	0	2	3
	Panthers	0	1	0	1

1st Period			CAR	FLA
0:35		Brent Burns (4) Assists: Jaccob Slavin (10), Seth Jarvis (17)	1	0

2nd Period			CAR	FLA
2:17		Anton Lundell (9) Assists: Jesper Boqvist (7), Evan Rodrigues (10)	1	1

3rd Period			CAR	FLA
12:30		Jaccob Slavin (2) Assists: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (12), Sean Walker (7)	2	1
19:32		Martin Necas (15) (Empty Net) Assists: Andrei Svechnikov (15), Jordan Staal (11)	3	1

Giveaway by Uvis Balinskis
Giveaway by Nate Schmidt
A.J. Greer Backhand saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Mackie Samoskevich hit Juha Jaaska
Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad
Aleksander Barkov hit Jordan Martinook
Adam Boqvist Hooking against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Aaron Ekblad hit Seth Jarvis
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Jack Roslovic
Sean Walker shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
Giveaway by Nate Schmidt
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Martin Necas
Aleksander Barkov hit Andrei Svechnikov
Brent Burns shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
Sam Bennett hit Jordan Martinook
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
A.J. Greer hit Juha Jaaska
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Juha Jaaska
Matthew Tkachuk Backhand Wide Right
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Right
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Dmitry Kulikov hit Jordan Staal
Brent Burns shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
Giveaway by Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
A.J. Greer hit Juha Jaaska
Jalen Chatfield shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis
Jalen Chatfield shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Sam Reinhart Tip-In saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot Wide Right
Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Jesper Boqvist Backhand saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
Giveaway by Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen hit Brent Burns
Giveaway by Uvis Balinskis
Jaccob Slavin shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
Brent Burns shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis
Sam Reinhart Tip-In Wide Right
Anton Lundell Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Jesper Boqvist (7), Evan Rodrigues (10)
Dmitry Kulikov hit Jackson Blake
Dmitry Kulikov hit Jaccob Slavin
A.J. Greer hit Juha Jaaska
Matthew Tkachuk hit Jalen Chatfield
Aaron Ekblad hit Andrei Svechnikov
Eetu Luostarinen Tip-In Wide Right
Eetu Luostarinen hit Andrei Svechnikov
Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad
Aleksander Barkov Deflected Wide Left
Aleksander Barkov hit Jaccob Slavin
Nate Schmidt Slashing against Dmitry Orlov
Giveaway by Sam Reinhart
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
Eetu Luostarinen Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Tomas Nosek faceoff won against Jack Roslovic
Jesperi Kotkaniemi shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Giveaway by Adam Boqvist
Sam Bennett hit Jordan Staal
Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Sam Bennett
Aleksander Barkov Backhand saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
Evan Rodrigues Tip-In saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Seth Jarvis
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot Wide Right
Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Uvis Balinskis Snap Shot Wide Left
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Martin Necas
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Giveaway by Anton Lundell
Jalen Chatfield shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Seth Jarvis
Gustav Forsling hit Seth Jarvis
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Giveaway by Sam Bennett
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Tomas Nosek faceoff won against Jordan Staal
A.J. Greer Backhand saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
A.J. Greer hit Jaccob Slavin
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Aaron Ekblad hit Dmitry Orlov
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Seth Jarvis
Dmitry Kulikov Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Sean Walker shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
Eetu Luostarinen hit Sean Walker
Jordan Martinook shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
Eetu Luostarinen Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Anton Lundell Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Jaccob Slavin shot blocked by Jesper Boqvist
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Seth Jarvis
Sam Reinhart hit Jaccob Slavin
Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov
Sebastian Aho shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
Takeaway by Aaron Ekblad
Seth Jarvis shot blocked by Evan Rodrigues
Carter Verhaeghe Illegal check to head against Martin Necas
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot Wide Right
Matthew Tkachuk Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Mackie Samoskevich Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Left
Gustav Forsling hit Seth Jarvis
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Jackson Blake
Anton Lundell hit Jackson Blake
Anton Lundell hit Jaccob Slavin
Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot Wide Left
Eetu Luostarinen Snap Shot Wide Right
A.J. Greer hit Sean Walker
Uvis Balinskis hit Seth Jarvis
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Giveaway by Sam Bennett
Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues
A.J. Greer Backhand Wide Left
Adam Boqvist Wrist Shot Wide Right
Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot Wide Left
Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Takeaway by Gustav Forsling
Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Right
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Eetu Luostarinen Slap Shot High and Wide Left
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Sam Bennett Tip-In Wide Right
Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot Wide Right
Sam Bennett Snap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
A.J. Greer hit Dmitry Orlov
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
Aleksander Barkov Backhand saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Aleksander Barkov Tip-In saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Giveaway by A.J. Greer
Seth Jarvis Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Takeaway by Jack Roslovic
Seth Jarvis Tip-In Wide Left
Brent Burns Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jaccob Slavin (10), Seth Jarvis (17)
Jalen Chatfield Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Jalen Chatfield Slap Shot Wide Left
Jalen Chatfield hit Eetu Luostarinen
Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Jordan Staal hit Matthew Tkachuk
Adam Boqvist shot blocked by Jordan Martinook
High Stick
Jackson Blake faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
Jalen Chatfield Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Eric Robinson Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Off-side
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Sean Walker hit Carter Verhaeghe
Sebastian Aho hit Dmitry Kulikov
William Carrier Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Andrei Svechnikov Slap Shot Wide Right
Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Jackson Blake
Giveaway by Jackson Blake
Brent Burns Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Crowd
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Martin Necas hit Sam Reinhart
William Carrier Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Jaccob Slavin Slap Shot Wide Right
William Carrier Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Brent Burns hit Eetu Luostarinen
Icing
Sean Walker hit Carter Verhaeghe
Sebastian Aho hit Nate Schmidt
Jack Roslovic Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Sebastian Aho hit Anton Lundell
Icing
Jalen Chatfield hit Aleksander Barkov
Martin Necas Interference against Evan Rodrigues
TV Timeout
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Goalie Stopped
Seth Jarvis faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Goalie Stopped
Martin Necas faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Sam Bennett shot blocked by Jaccob Slavin
William Carrier hit Aaron Ekblad
Sebastian Aho Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Off-side
Juha Jaaska faceoff won against A.J. Greer
Dmitry Orlov Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Juha Jaaska faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
Juha Jaaska hit Mackie Samoskevich
Jaccob Slavin Slap Shot Wide Left
Jordan Staal hit Eetu Luostarinen
Jordan Martinook hit Evan Rodrigues
Nate Schmidt shot blocked by Jordan Martinook
High Stick
Giveaway by Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Uvis Balinskis shot blocked by Jordan Martinook
Off-side
Brent Burns Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Martin Necas Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
William Carrier hit Sam Reinhart
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Sebastian Aho Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Sebastian Aho shot blocked by Jack Roslovic
Giveaway by Jack Roslovic
Icing
Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
Jackson Blake Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Brent Burns Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Eric Robinson
Puck in Netting
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Eetu Luostarinen
Martin Necas hit Eetu Luostarinen
Giveaway by Andrei Svechnikov
William Carrier hit Evan Rodrigues
Adam Boqvist shot blocked by Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Takeaway by William Carrier
Jordan Martinook hit Sam Reinhart
Jordan Martinook Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Icing
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Dmitry Orlov Wrist Shot Wide Left
TV Timeout
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Martin Necas Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Puck in Netting
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Puck in Netting
Goalie Stopped
Jack Roslovic Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Sean Walker Wrist Shot Wide Left
Dmitry Orlov Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Martinook hit Carter Verhaeghe
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Andrei Svechnikov Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Jackson Blake faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
Juha Jaaska hit Tomas Nosek
Puck in Crowd
Brent Burns Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Off-side
William Carrier hit Matthew Tkachuk
Dmitry Orlov Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Jordan Martinook Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Jaccob Slavin
Puck in Benches
Icing
Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Hand Pass
Jordan Staal hit Carter Verhaeghe
Icing
Anton Lundell shot blocked by Jalen Chatfield
Sean Walker Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Sean Walker hit Dmitry Kulikov
Goalie Stopped
Juha Jaaska faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
Juha Jaaska hit A.J. Greer
Puck in Crowd
Puck in Netting
Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Sam Bennett
William Carrier hit Eetu Luostarinen
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Jordan Staal Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Jordan Staal Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Brent Burns Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Sean Walker hit Anton Lundell
Ty Smith Interference against Aaron Ekblad
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Jordan Martinook
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Seth Jarvis faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
On-Ice Official
Jordan Staal hit Carter Verhaeghe
Goalie Stopped
Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov
Sean Walker hit Eetu Luostarinen
Takeaway by Sean Walker
Eric Robinson Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Seth Jarvis Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Off-side
Off-side
Andrei Svechnikov hit Dmitry Kulikov
Icing
Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Jordan Staal
On-Ice Official
TV Timeout
Eric Robinson faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
Giveaway by Jackson Blake
Eric Robinson hit Adam Boqvist
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Anton Lundell
Jordan Staal hit Anton Lundell
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Sean Walker Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Jaccob Slavin Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (12), Sean Walker (7)
Giveaway by Jack Roslovic
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Anton Lundell
William Carrier hit Evan Rodrigues
Sebastian Aho Backhand Above Crossbar
Icing
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Jordan Staal hit A.J. Greer
Puck in Crowd
Timeout - Visitor
Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Jordan Staal
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Brent Burns
Anton Lundell shot blocked by Jalen Chatfield
Giveaway by Andrei Svechnikov
Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Seth Jarvis
Giveaway by Andrei Svechnikov
Icing
Timeout - Home
Sebastian Aho hit Sam Reinhart
Anton Lundell shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Andrei Svechnikov
Martin Necas Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (15), Jordan Staal (11)

HURRICANES

PANTHERS

Regular Season Series

FLA wins 2-1

Panthers
6
Hurricanes
3

Game 1

29/11

Hurricanes
0
Panthers
6

Game 2

30/11

Hurricanes
3
Panthers
1

Game 3

3/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	11	3	47
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
NY Islanders	20	13	4	44
Washington	19	13	5	43
NY Rangers	19	16	4	42
New Jersey	20	16	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	22	13	3	47
Montreal	20	12	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Florida	20	14	2	42
Ottawa	18	13	5	41
Boston	20	17	1	41
Buffalo	18	14	4	40
Toronto	16	15	5	37

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Carolina Hurricanes @ Florida Panthers

Stars of the Game

Jaccob SlavinD - CAR

Sergei BobrovskyG - FLA

Brent BurnsD - CAR

Game Information

Jaccob Slavin's go-ahead goal in the third helps lift Hurricanes 3-1 over Panthers

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

FLA wins 2-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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