An AHL-laden Florida Panthers lineup found a way to hang in there against a far superior Carolina Hurricanes roster before falling 4-3 when Brent Burns notched his second goal of the game nine minutes into the third period.
After getting outscored 2-0 and outshot 12-2 in a first period that saw Burns beat a screened Spencer Knight at 6:12 and Andrei Svechnikov tack on another 5:44 later, the Cats bounced back by scoring on their first three shots of the second period.
Rudolfs Balcers got the first goal by finishing off a 2-on-1 with Chris Tierney, with the second assist going to Ethan Keppen 48 seconds into the frame.