Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conferences. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are wild-card spots based on the best remaining records in each conference.

Looking into some of the numbers behind the bleak streak offers a glimpse of what needs to go right for Carolina in Game 3 to snap it.

The Carolina Hurricanes breezed through the first two playoff rounds this season, but the Florida Panthers have been too tough to tame so far.

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes swear they have enough offense on their team to reach the Stanley Cup Final. "Easily," winger Andrei Svechnikov said. "I think we got lots of offense.

After two lopsided home losses in the Eastern Conference Final, the Carolina Hurricanes need to figure out what’s ailing them, and fast, as the series shifts to Florida.