The Carolina Hurricanes will play the New York Islanders in the Eastern Conference First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Hurricanes (52-22-7), who will finish second in the Metropolitan Division, will have home-ice advantage in the best-of-7 series. The Islanders (38-27-16) will finish third. The playoffs begin Saturday. Carolina and New York played four times in the regular season, with each team winning twice on the road. The Hurricanes won 4-3 in overtime on Nov. 4, and 4-1 on March... Read this story
