RALEIGH - One step closer to opening night.

Taking the flight up north, the Florida Panthers will travel to North Carolina to take on the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET.

It’ll be the first time the Panthers return to the Carolina barn since winning the Prince of Wales Trophy as the Eastern Conference champions.

Playing in their second preseason game, the Hurricanes lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Monday at Lenovo Center.

“I take these games super seriously,” forward Gracyn Sawchyn said following the team’s morning skate at Baptist Health IcePlex. “It’s training camp, so having the same mindset no matter if it’s preseason or whatever, I’m trying my best.”

After some hard fought games in Nashville for the team’s preseason opening doubleheader, wit

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