RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes haven’t made the playoffs often. The first Carolina player to hoist the Stanley Cup has the Hurricanes nearly halfway toward doing it again, this time in his rookie season as their head coach. Carolina will go for a second-round sweep in Game 4 against the Islanders on Friday night (7 p.m. EDT, NBCSN). Carolina has won five straight post-season games and seven of eight since losing the first two matchups with Washington in the first round. I don’t think it really exists.”——AP Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno and AP Sports Writer Stephen Hawkins contributed to this report.

Source: National Post May 02, 2019 19:30 UTC