Carolina ended its 15-game losing streak in the conference final with a 3-0 win in Game 4 on Monday, but it only delayed the inevitable. Simply put, the Panthers beat the Hurricanes at their own game.

Hurricanes 4, Devils 1. Carolina’s depth edge. ... The goal was the result of a sensational play by Shea Theodore, who collected a puck at the blue line, danced into open ice, ...