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John Isner got to star in the ceremonial puck drop at Thursdays's game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers. The NHL game was at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla., not far from where Isner is the second seed in Delray Beach.

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Shout out to @JohnIsner for stopping by to drop the puck at tonight's game & good luck at your match tomorrow at the @DelrayBeachOpen! pic.twitter.com/ghvFqDljVe
— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) February 22, 2019

The American is a proud Canes fan, and his team scored a 4-3 win over the Panthers. Isner won all of his matches so far in straight sets. He'll play Dan Evans in the semifinals.

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• Starting Monday 2/18, at 2:30 pm ET, catch live coverage of the Rio Open featuring Dominic Thiem, Fabio Fognini, and Diego Schwartzman.

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