Islanders @ Hurricanes: Round 1, Game 1 thread
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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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