Dougie Hamilton scored two goals, and Nedeljkovic made 32 saves for Carolina (31-10-6), which would have clinched a playoff berth with a win. The Hurricanes, who played without six injured regulars, split the two-game set, winning 4-2 here Thursday. They are 4-0-2 in their past six.
"We came in here and we got three out of four points, short-staffed," Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "I think that's a win for us in a lot of ways. They were better than us tonight for sure, but somehow we managed to get a point out of it."
Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle played his 915th consecutive regular-season game dating to March 26, 2009, passing Gary Unger (Feb. 24, 1968-Dec. 21, 1979) for the second-longest streak in NHL history. Doug Jarvis played 964 straight (Oct. 8, 1975-Oct. 10, 1987).
Hamilton gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead when his one-timer from the right point went in off the stick of Panthers forward Patric Hornqvist at 3:25 of the first period.
Weegar tied it 1-1 with 25 seconds remaining in the period with a one-timer from the right face-off circle off a pass from Jonathan Huberdeau, who had two assists.
Hamilton scored a power-play goal on a slap shot to give Carolina a 2-1 lead at 1:37 of the second period.
"It's obviously nice when it goes in," Hamilton said. "It's just about getting opportunities for me and getting in spots to shoot. It's just about the process of getting shots."
Brett Pesce extended the lead to 3-1 at 3:01 of the third period when his shot from the left point went in off the skate of Florida defenseman Gustav Forsling.
The Panthers then scored twice in 1:32. Forsling cut it to 3-2 at 4:48 after receiving a cross-ice pass from Huberdeau.
"We had the game 3-1 and we were in a great spot," Brind'Amour said. "Blowing defensive-zone coverage can't happen. That goal got the momentum going for them."