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The Carolina Hurricanes Open Their 8th Straight Trip to the NHL Playoffs Against the Ottawa Senators
Carolina enters the series as a betting favorite after finishing with 113 points and winning two of three regular-season meetings, sportsbooks said.
- On Thursday, the National Hockey League announced the Ottawa Senators will open their first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh.
- Scheduling the series proved difficult, as league executives negotiated competing requests from Canadian broadcaster Sportsnet and American networks ESPN and TNT, who initially pushed for a later start date.
- The late confirmation disrupted travel plans for the Senators, who will practice at the Canadian Tire Centre on Friday before flying to Carolina in the afternoon.
- While the two teams are meeting in the postseason for the first time, the Hurricanes enter as favorites after earning a conference-high 113 points this season.
- Sportsnet had requested that the Senators and the Montreal Canadiens not play on the same day, a constraint that complicated the broader playoff schedule involving the Edmonton Oilers and other teams.
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Total News Sources24
Leaning Left7Leaning Right2Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Center
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources are Center
47% Center
L 41%
C 47%
12%
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