The Eastern Conference finals will begin on Thursday, as the Hurricanes prepare to host the Canadiens, who defeated the Sabres in a thrilling Game 7, which ended in overtime.
Carolina will have had nearly two weeks of rest by the time the series gets underway, having swept both of their opponents in the first two rounds. The Hurricanes dismantled the Senators in the first round and weren’t tested too much by the Flyers in round two. The Canes became the first team in NHL history to sweep their opening two seven-game series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and now they’ll have had plenty of time to recuperate ahead of their next challenge.
