Hurricanes emerge from lengthy between-rounds pause to face Flyers

The Carolina Hurricanes had a long wait for Round 2 of the NHL playoffs, even to find out they would be playing the Philadelphia Flyers.

Here's where Hurricanes need to improve vs. Flyers, even after first-round sweep

The Carolina Hurricanes' top line, centered by Sebastian Aho, had little production in the four-game sweep of the Ottawa Senators.

Avalanche and Hurricanes sit back and wait, maybe for a while, after sweeps in opening round

DENVER (AP) — Brent Burns showed off his wry sense of humor shortly after Colorado completed its first-round sweep. “Better than the alternative, I guess,” the 41-year-old defenseman cracked after completing the 4-0 series win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.