Round 1 articles
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Islanders @ Hurricanes: Round 1, Game 1 thread
The 2024 NHL playoffs begin with the Islanders and Hurricanes meeting again for a first-round series in Raleigh. Same teams, but many differences from last year — a different coach for the Islanders, obviously, but also this year they should have a healthy Mat Barzal rather than the one just returning from injury last season. However Noah Dobson, who’s had a breakout year, is in that position Barzal had last year, entering the lineup fresh off an injury, and perhaps not 100%. J-G Pageau, who’s...
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Projected Lineup: Round 1, Game 1 vs. NYI | Carolina Hurricanes
RALEIGH, NC. \- The Carolina Hurricanes will have Frederik Andersen defend their net on Saturday as they begin their Round 1 series against the New York Islanders. Andersen has been lights out since returning from a blood clotting issue in early March, going 9-1 with a league-best .951 save percentage (min. 10 GP). On the regular season as a whole, he went 13-2 with a 1.84 goals against average and a .932 SV%. Last year during the postseason, "Zilla" allowed a total of just 18 goals...
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ISPS Handa Championship First-Round Leader Tips: Picks from 50/1 to 125/1
After profits with 66/1 Austin Eckroat last week, Dave Tindall has three each-way bets to top the leaderboard come the end of round one in Japan [125/1] Takahiro Hataji has two R1 leads at the course [125/1] Brad Kennedy is another fast starter here [50/1] Andy Sullivan set the pace in this event in 2023 Weather forecast for Thursday Gotemba has rain in the build-up on Wednesday but conditions for Thursday's opening round look pleasant. It's a sunny day with temperatures climbing to...