Before we drop the puck on the best tournament in all of sports, let’s run through a handful of bets that hold value going into Round 1, starting with a Stanley Cup sleeper. If defense wins ...

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BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes host the New Jersey Devils in game one of the Eastern Conference first round. The teams meet Saturday for the fifth time this season. The teams tied the regular ...

Carolina has health, home ice, Alexander Nikishin and more going for it — but also a situation in net that never inspires ...

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RALEIGH, N.C - Doug Warf, President of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced the team’s ...

In the Stanley Cup playoffs, a series often can be decided by goaltending, special teams and roster depth to offset injuries.

The New Jersey Devils will meet the Carolina Hurricanes at the Lenovo Center for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It will be a sea of red as we continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a ...

Stanley Cup Playoffs are set to get underway on Saturday with the top 16 teams in the league set to compete to hoist Lord ...

A month before NHL's playoff openers this weekend, Commissioner Gary Bettman was more than happy to defend the decision to ...