Raleigh-Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'amour said his players must be smarter about trademark incitement to retaliate against the Florida Panthers.

"We know that's what they do," he said Wednesday, with Florida leading 1-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals with a 5-2 victory. "Find a way not to let that. Stick to win our game."

The controversy for the first Hurricane was a rough penalty from center Sebastian Aho against Florida's Anton Lundell at 6:59 in the first phase, which negated the Carolina power play and led to Carter Verhaeghe's first goal in the Panthers' power play. Aho swung at Lundell after the Panther Center crossed him. The referee's whistle revenge did not arouse such revenge.

"I mean, the first fine is a bad call, right? You have to have those. But that's my thing: revenge fines won't be done." "We did a great job with (retaliation), but that's just what I mean. You can't have that because it really puts you behind the game, and it's different now."

The Hurricanes scored 5-0 first in the playoffs, without 3-3. The Carolina penalty kill has stopped at home for 14 of 15 games, 28 of 30 games in the playoffs until Game 1, when Florida gained a 3-2 advantage with a 3-3 advantage.

"They let us pay. It's a good team, knowing how to score goals and finding ways to win games when making mistakes," said Carolina captain Jordan Staal. "We have to limit those mistakes."

Another example of Hurricane retaliation, despite the lower cost of Carolina, was when guard Shayne Gostisbehere deliberately shot a puck at Florida forward Brad Marchand. In this case, the Panthers’ worst thing is that Markand was given a double minor for rough and 10 minutes of misconduct.

"I was angry. He tried to run towards me. I drove the puck to him. We had a little[hit]," Gostisbehere said.

After the first game, neither Panther player nor coach Paul Morris will discuss the incident in detail.

"It's happening. That's it. I mean, we're blocking the camera all the time, what's the difference?" Panthers guard Aaron Ekblad said.

This attitude extends to the panther’s calmness on the ice. Although the Panthers have earned a reputation with their annoying physical opponents – winning the Stanley Cup attributes for the first time last season – they can knock it out and take it away.

In the first game, Florida's crease was impossible, and the Hurricane took frequency as goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky's net. At one point, forward Andrei Svechnikov's hips collided with Bobrovsky's head. But the goalkeeper didn't eliminate his game and his team did not retaliate.

"It's OK. It's the playoffs. They're trying to get the skin in trouble. I'm just focused on my stuff and try not to think about that," Bobrowski said after the first game.

Maurice praised his cybersetter for his calmness.

"Sergey is not a kid. He's been through it. He's already hit. He just developed a skill and it didn't bother him." "No one likes elbow bends, but it won't be the first or last time."

The second game of the Eastern Conference Finals was held in Raleigh on Thursday night. Now, the Hurricanes have 13 straight games in the playoffs, including five straight games for the Panthers.