Tonight, the sweepers in the previous round look to avoid being swept this round as the Islanders try to stave off elimination against the Hurri-... wait a minute... [touches earpiece]... my apologies folks. Sounds like it’s the Hurricanes who are the sweepers trying to avoid being swept against the, uh, Bruins? Am I hearing that right? Yes, okay. This is what happens when I don’t review the prompt!
Carolina will try to avoid being the first team since two weeks ago to be swept immediately after sweeping a series, something that hadn’t been done prior since 1993.