Hurricanes Breaking 19-Year Winless Drought in Eastern Conference Finals Ignites HILARIOUS Reactions Among Fans: “We Won the Super Bowl”

The Carolina Hurricanes won an Eastern Conference Final game for the first time in over 19 years as they defeated Florida Panthers 3-0 in Game 4.

Hurricanes Breaking 19-Year Winless Drought in Eastern Conference Finals Ignites HILARIOUS Reactions Among Fans: “We Won the Super Bowl”

Hurricanes' Logan Stankoven opened the scoring in this game (Image via The Globe and Mail)

On Monday night, the Carolina Hurricanes broke a long winless run. The team defeated the Florida Panthers 3-0 and claimed their first win in the Eastern Conference Final since 2006. Their win ignited some hilarious reactions among NHL fans online.

In the first two rounds, the Hurricanes brushed off their opponents without breaking much sweat. They knocked out the New Jersey Devils 4-1 and faced off against Alex Ovechkin and the high-flying Washington Capitals.

Their opponents would suffer the same fate as the Devils. The Hurricanes won 4-1 against the Capitals as well and booked their place in another Eastern Conference Finals.

Since their triumph in 2006, the Canes have been swept in the conference finals on 3 occasions. One of them was against the Panthers two years ago.

In a rematch of the 2023 Eastern Conference Final, the Hurricanes lost the first three games and were on the brink of getting swept once again. The entered the game on Monday with a 0-15 record in their previous ECF games.

The North Carolina-based outfit got the result they needed on Monday. The team claimed an important 3-0 win, with two goals being an empty-netter in the third period. This win saw them enforce Game 5 and broke a long winless run.

Social media reacts to Carolina Hurricanes winning Game 4 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Final

Up until the Eastern Conference Final, the Carolina Hurricanes had been on a good run. However, after losing 3 games on the bounce, the 2006 Stanley Cup champions were on the brink of another exit from the ECF. The team managed to avoid elimination and kept their season alive with an important 3-0 win in Game 4.

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Frederik Andersen made 20 saves for the Hurricanes in Game 4 (Image via KARK)

The Hurricanes breaking their 19-year losing streak in the conference finals brought out some hilarious reactions from fans online. Many fans threw in some jokes. One user on X jokingly wrote, “We won the Super Bowl” while celebrating this win.

Check out that and some other hilarious reactions from X below:

Game 5 of this best-of-seven series will take place on Wednesday at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh. A win in this game will force a Game 6 which will see the two teams travel to Florida.

Carolina Hurricanes hoping for a miracle following Game 4 win

The Carolina Hurricanes needed a win on Monday night to keep their hopes alive. The team went out and registered a 3-0 win, while claiming a shutout against the reigning Stanley Cup Champions. They are now hoping for a miracle.

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A snippet from the Hurricanes vs Panthers game (Image via NBC Sports)

Coming from 3-0 down in a best-of-seven series is one of the hardest things in sports. Several teams have found themselves 3-0 down in sports. However, only a selected few have managed to mount a massive comeback.

In the Stanley Cup playoffs, 211 teams have gone 3-0 down in the best-of-seven series. Only 4 teams, have managed to then do a reverse sweep and go on to win the series. The last time this happened was in 2014, when the Los Angeles Kings came back from 3-0 down in the Western Conference quarterfinals to win 4-3 against the San Jose Sharks.

The Hurricanes will thus need a miracle to reach the finals. Their opponents did almost get reverse sweep in the finals before though.

Last year, the Florida Panthers found themselves 3-0 up against the Edmonton Oilers only to lose Games 4, 5, and 6. In the end, they managed to win Game 7 by a 2-1 scoreline and took home the title. So the Canes do have a slight chance of making history.

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