The Carolina Hurricanes handled their business in the first round, knocking out the New York Islanders in six games.
The New Jersey Devils were taken to game seven by the New York Rangers, prevailing with a 4-0 win Monday night to give the Devils their first series win since 2012.
Now the Hurricanes and Devils will square off starting Wednesday night in Raleigh, as the high-scoring defensive corps in Carolina will meet a team with plenty of blue line production of its own, led by the former Hurricane Dougie Hamilton.
Ahead of this second-round series, we’ll take a look here at how the Canes and Devils match up on the blue line and the penalty kill.