Everything was going the Florida Panthers' way early in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final, but that start was dampened by an injury to star forward Sam Reinhart. In the first period, Reinhart got clipped by Carolina Hurricanes captain Sebastian Aho and will not return.

Panthers star Sam Reinhart left Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final with an injury. He will not return to the game.

Florida forward Sam Reinhart left the Panthers’ 5-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in the Eastern Conference final with a lower-body injury and didn’t return.