Carolina Hurricanes

TORONTO - APRIL 13: Deputy Commissioner of the NHL Bill Daly announces top pick to the Edmonton Oilers during the NHL Draft Lottery Drawing at the TSN Studio April 13, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Abelimages / Getty Images for NHL)

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Hughes brothers shine in game three for the New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils defeat Carolina Hurricanes 8-4; Series Now 2-1

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Carolina Hurricanes, Jesperi Kotkaniemi #82. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Carolina Hurricanes down New Jersey Devils 6-1, up 2-0 in series

Carolina Hurricanes. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Devils/Hurricanes Game 2: Lineups, Keys, and More

Carolina Hurricanes. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

Carolina Hurricanes open with 5-1 win against New Jersey in Game 1

Carolina Hurricanes, Brent Burns #8. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports

Defensemen can be Offensive Weapons for the Carolina Hurricanes

New Jersey Devils, Carolina Hurricanes. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

New Jersey Devils/Carolina Hurricanes Game 1: Keys , Lineups, And More

Stanley Cup Playoffs, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

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Carolina Hurricanes. New York Islanders. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Hurricanes win Game 6 in overtime, eliminate Islanders

New York Rangers, Vincent Trocheck #16, New Jersey Devils, Vitek Vanecek #41, 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Re-thinking first round of 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs after two games

Carolina Hurricanes, New York Islanders. (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Getty Images)

Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders Game 2 Analysis

Philipp Grubauer #31, Seattle Kraken, Stanley Cup playoffs, Colorado Avalanche (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

Home ice, a modern day blessing or curse in the Stanley Cup playoffs

RALEIGH, NC - APRIL 17: Jesper Fast #71 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates with puck against New York Islanders during the first period of Eastern Conference Game One of the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PNC Arena on April 17, 2023 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Hurricanes defeat Islanders 2-1. (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Getty Images)

Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders: Date, Time, Keys and More

Carolina Hurricanes, Jordan Staal #11. (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Getty Images)

Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders Game 1 Review

Stefan Noesen #23, Carolina Hurricanes Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports

Carolina Hurricanes Turn Toward Unlikely Replacement for Svechnikov

Carolina Hurricanes, Sebastian Aho #20, New York Islanders, Ryan Pulock #6. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders Series Preview

TAMPA, FLORIDA - JUNE 26: J.T. Compher #37 of the Colorado Avalanche and Steven Stamkos #91 of the Tampa Bay Lightning shake hands after the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game Six of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on June 26, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 04: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers skates the puck against the Los Angeles Kings in the first period at Crypto.com Arena on April 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 30: Jack Hughes #86 of the New Jersey Devils skates against the New York Rangers at the Prudential Center on March 30, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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Vegas Golden Knights, Phil Kessel #8. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Andrei Svechnikov #37, Carolina Hurricanes (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

Hurricanes lose Andrei Svechnikov for remainder of season and playoffs

NHL, Boston Bruins, Brad Marchand #63. (Photo by Richard T Gagnon/Getty Images)

NHL 2022-23 Season Weekly Power Rankings: Monday 3/13

NHL, New Jersey Devils, Vegas Golden Knights. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

NHL 2022-23 Season Weekly Power Rankings: Monday 3/6

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - FEBRUARY 21: The New Jersey Devils celebrate a first period goal by Jesper Bratt #63 (C) against the Montreal Canadiens at the Prudential Center on February 21, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Top 5 best and top 5 worst NHL teams following February

Jeremy Swayman #1, Linus Ullmark #35, Boston Bruins (Photo by Derek Cain/Getty Images)

NHL 2022-23 Season Weekly Power Rankings: Monday 2/27

Carolina Hurricanes. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)

NHL 2022-23 Season Weekly Power Rankings: Monday 2/20