The Carolina Hurricanes were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Tampa Bay Lightning, losing 2-0 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Second Round on Tuesday.
Hurricanes vs. Lightning playoff preview
Carolina s resiliency to be tested against Tampa Bay s championship experience by Dan Rosen @drosennhl / NHL.com Senior Writer
The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs features eight teams in four division-based best-of-7 series, which start Saturday.
Today, NHL.com previews the Stanley Cup Second Round between the Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning.
No. 1 Carolina Hurricanes vs. No. 3 Tampa Bay Lightning
Hurricanes: 4-2 to win Stanley Cup First Round against No. 4 Nashville Predators; 36-12-8, 80 points in regular season
Lightning: 4-2 to win Stanley Cup First Round against No. 2 Florida Panthers; 36-17-3, 75 points in regular season
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For all the talk about how much playoff experience goes into winning the Stanley Cup and the guys with gray in their beards who have been there before, rookies are stealing the show early in this NHL postseason.
Three rookie goaltenders have won a game, the defending Stanley Cup champions are getting major production from a rookie forward and the likely rookie of the year has found his groove after a rocky start.
From New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin, Carolinaâs Alex Nedeljkovic and Floridaâs Spencer Knight making saves to Tampa Bayâs Ross Colton and Minnesotaâs Kirill Kaprizov scoring goals, the first round is proving to be something of a rookie showcase.