At Final Opener Fourth OT, Hurricanes & Panthers Play Their Most Extended Games Ever
At Final Opener Fourth OT, Hurricanes & Panthers Play Their Most Extended Games Ever.
The Florida Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes are committed to continuing their games. Playing and playing….
With the score tied at 2, the teams played the first three overtimes of their Eastern Conference final playoff series. With Game 1 extending into early Friday morning, five hours after the puck was dropped, it was the longest game in franchise history for each side.
The NHL has already played 15 games with four different periods.
The longest game ever played by Florida was 104:31 in Game 4 of the 1996 Stanley Cup Final between Florida and Colorado. The prior mark for Carolina was 114:47 for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final in 2002.
In this season, this game is the longest.
The teams’ sole consolation is that they had a long break before the start of this series. A week before, Carolina defeated New Jersey, and a day after, Florida defeated Toronto.
