Carolina Hurricanes, Panthers and Stanley Cup playoffs
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Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conferences. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are wild-card spots based on the best remaining records in each conference.
Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand was ejected from the NHL playoff game series opener on Tuesday after fighting with D Shayne Gostisbehere.
It would be an understatement to say that the Carolina Hurricanes didn't start the Eastern Conference Final the way they wanted to. Despite having home ice and
Florida and Carolina hooked up in the 2023 Eastern Conference final, and it took four overtimes for the Panthers to win the opening game in Raleigh.
The Carolina Hurricanes continue to lean on a reliable penalty kill in their latest playoff run. The Hurricanes have been the No. 1 kill through the past seven regular seasons of coach Rod Brind'Amour's tenure.