SUNRISE, Fla., May 26 (UPI) -- Logan Stankoven unwound a smoldering wrist shot, buzzing Sergei Bobrovsky's right shoulder to launch a Carolina Hurricanes shutout of the Florida Panthers on Monday in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Stankoven's sizzler jump-started the 3-0 triumph in Sunrise, Fla., helped the Hurricanes avoid a sweep and extended the best-of-seven game series. Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Anderson responded to a Game 3 benching with a 20-save performance.
"It's what you can do is start with one [win] and go from there," Stankoven said at his postgame news conference. "We just try and preach about winning a period and going from there. It was nice to play on our toes instead of on our heels."
The win was the Hurricanes' first in an Eastern Conference finals since June 1, 2006 -- a sour streak that included 15 games over nearly 19 years.
"It means like nothing to these guys because like half of them weren't here, but it's been a story," Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said, referring to the dismal streak. It's nice to not have to talk about that."
