Nikolaj Ehlers made his debut for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4-2 loss to the Florida Panthers at Lenovo Center on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old, who signed a six-year, $51 million contract ($8.5 million average annual value) as a free agent on July 3, was minus-3 and had four shots in 17:02 of ice time.

Daniil Tarasov made 48 saves for the Panthers (1-2-0). Ben Harpur and Mike Benning , who signed a one-year, two-way contract with Florida on Aug. 14, each had a goal and an assist.

Ryan Suzuki and Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored for the Hurricanes (0-2-0). Frederik Andersen stopped all eight shots he faced before being replaced by Amir Miftakhov , who allowed three goals on seven shots in the third period.

Suzuki gave Carolina a 1-0 lead at 10:07 of the first period, redirecting

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