In most of the last weeks of the normal season, Carolina Hurricanes knew that they were second in the Metropolitan Department.
Therefore, at the end of the season, a collapse, the fourth straight season for the first round of home-used to get the chance to get the chance to damage very little.
Hurricanes, when they open the season against New Jersey Devils in the afternoon on Sunday, Raleigh hopes to take advantage of their achievements in NC.
“When we entered the playoffs, I said it was a great success, still having the runway and breathing.” Carolina coach Rod Brind’amour. “This says a lot about the group and the year we live. This is a good thing. It shows that our standards are slightly higher than the past.”
Hurricanes’ 31 home win broke a number of records and tied them with Los Angeles Kings for league leadership.
Carolina, who ended the season in a stretch of 1-6-1 in the last eight matches, knew that for most of the last three months of the normal season, he would encounter demons.
“We feel good, we trust ourselves, we just need to stay healthy and play our game.” He said. “Just do what we do.
Most of the same players of the last year’s team, who disappeared in the 6th match of the second round to New York Rangers, helped hurricanes. Sebastian Aho finished with 29 goals and 74 points and Seth Jarvis finished with 67 points for the second flat season.
Taylor Hall, who came together to score 22 goals, hopes more than Logan Stankhoven and Mark Jankowski trade purchases.
The devils are in the playoffs for the second time in three seasons and only the Fourth for the fourth time since 2012. The first year coach Sheldon Keefe, who took the Toronto Maple Leafs to five straight playoff appearances, arrived there.
New Jersey defeated New York Rangers in the first round two years ago. Jack Hughes, who scored six goals after the season two years ago, appeared with a shoulder injury carried out on March 2.
“He is such a criminal producer for us,” Keefe said. “We will not produce too much. This is just real. This does not mean that we can’t win the game as we show here. … You must be much better and put the chance you get.”
The demons also spent the last weeks without Dougie Hamilton, but he returned for the normal season finale and will play in the series.
Jesper Bratt finished 21 goals and career with 88 points after a total of 83 points last season. New Jersey hopes to see that he continues to produce with Captain Nico Hischier and Timo Meier.
The demons bought Jacob Markstrom from Calgary Flames last summer and was 26-16-6 with an average of 2.50 goals in 49 games. However, after the knee injury, it was 5-7-1 in 13 games.
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