FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — There was no Sam Reinhart, no Niko Mikkola and no A.J. Greer for the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.
There were also no goals. And Panthers coach Paul Maurice doesn't mind that Tuesday just became a learning day instead of a celebration day.
The Panthers were denied a chance of clinching a berth in the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night, falling at home to the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0. Florida was without Reinhart for the second straight game, and didn't have Mikkola — a two-goal scorer in Game 3 — or Greer after both got hurt Saturday.
“I am exceptionally happy with the learning opportunity," Maurice said. "I’m not screwing around with you. There are consistent things in games that we don’t love and you cannot eradicate those. Give Carolina credit. ... I thought they were very consistent with their game plan.”
Game 5 will be Wednesday in Raleigh, North Carolina. There will be plenty of video reviewed by then, though the Panthers know much of what Maurice is going to say already.
“We know they played really well, so they deserved to win," Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov said. “We didn’t have our best. All we've got to do right now is just learn from this one and be better next game.”
Reinhart left Thursday's Game 2 in the first period after a low hit by Carolina's Sebastian Aho. The Panthers aren't concerned at this point that it'll be a long-term absence. He, Mikkola and Greer are all considered day-to-day — which at least raises some possibility that at least some of them could play in Game 5 on Wednesday.
“I would expect, hopefully at some point in this series, they’ll be able to come back in and play," Maurice said.
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Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice reacts during the third period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals against the Carolina Hurricanes, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Anti-ICE protesters gathered nationwide to decry the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis and the shooting of two people in Portland, Oregon.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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In a story published Jan. 10, 2026, about anti-ICE protests, The Associated Press erroneously identified the two people shot in Oregon by federal agents as protesters. It was updated on Jan. 11, 2026. Portland Police Chief Bob Day said that the two people shot had “some nexus” to Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang.
Protesters gather during a demonstration calling for an end to federal immigration enforcement operations and U.S. attacks on Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly)
Protesters gather during a demonstration calling for an end to federal immigration enforcement operations and U.S. attacks on Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly)
A protester gestures during a demonstration calling for an end to federal immigration enforcement operations and U.S. attacks on Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly)
Protesters gather during a rally for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer earlier in the week, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
People protest outside the Tesla showroom against immigration enforcement and U.S. oil interests, in San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
A woman holds a sign depicting an image of a weeping statue of liberty during a protest outside the Tesla showroom against immigration enforcement and U.S. oil interests, in San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
People gather around a makeshift memorial honoring Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer, near the site of the shooting in Minneapolis, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)
A sign for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis earlier in the week, is seen on the ground alongside candles as people gather outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A protester yells at a Portland police officer outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
A protester holds up a sign outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
People march to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in honor of victims of ICE shootings Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
An American flag burns outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Minnesota State Patrol officers are seen during a protest and noise demonstration calling for an end to federal immigration enforcement operations in the city, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Two people sit in the street with their hands up in front of Minnesota State Patrol during a protest and noise demonstration calling for an end to federal immigration enforcement operations in the city, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Minnesota State Patrol officers are seen during a protest and noise demonstration calling for an end to federal immigration enforcement operations in the city, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Demonstrators march outside the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Demonstrators protest outside the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Demonstrators protest outside the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Protesters gather during a rally for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer earlier in the week, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
People gather during a protest on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 in downtown Durham, NC. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)
Demonstrators protest outside the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Rep. Kelly Morrison D-Minn., center, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., second from the right, and Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., far right, at the Bishop Whipple Federal Building, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
