3 Keys: Islanders at Hurricanes, Game 1 of Eastern 1st Round
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## (3M) Islanders at (2M) Hurricanes ## Eastern Conference First Round, Game 1 ## Saturday, 5 p.m. ET; MAX, TruTV, TBS, SNP, SNW, SNE, SN360, TVAS, BSSO, MSGSN RALEIGH, N.C. – For the second straight season, the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Islanders meet in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Last season, the Hurricanes defeated the Islanders in six games before losing to the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference Final in four games. This season, Carolina (52-23-7)...

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