The Florida Panthers will look to complete a sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final without some key contributors.
Forwards Sam Reinhart and A.J. Greer and defenceman Niko Mikkola will not play in Game 4 Monday night, head coach Paul Maurice told reporters.
All three players are considered day-to-day.
“I would expect, hopefully at some point in this series, they’ll be able to come back in and play," Maurice said. "The determination is ... the three guys I put in will perform better than those men would tonight.”
Reinhart will miss his second straight game due to a lower-body injury.
The 29-year-old was injured Thursday during Game 2 when Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho skated into his left leg.
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Reinhart led the team in scoring during the regular season with 81 points (39 goals and 42 assists) in 79 games.
He has 11 points (four goals and seven assists) in 14 games during the playoffs.
Greer (undisclosed) left late in the third period of the Panthers' 6-2 win in Game 3 Saturday. He has two goals and one assist in the 11 games through the post-season.
Mikkola also exited during Game 3 due to an upper-body injury. He has three goals and two assists along with 40 hits in 15 games in the playoffs.
Nico Sturm and Uvis Balinskis will replace Greer and Mikkola, respectively, while Jesper Boqvist fills in for Reinhart once more.
Boqvist broke a 1-1 tie that kicked off a five-goal, third-period burst from the Panthers in Game 3. He ended the game with a goal, two assists and was a plus-four.
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-- With files from the Associated Press
