The Penguins have business to take care of first in Sunday's Game 7 against the Rangers in New York.
If the Penguins are able to win and advance to the second round, it's already known who their next opponent would be.
The Hurricanes eliminated the Bruins in Game 7 on Saturday with a 3-2 win in Raleigh and now await the winner of the Penguins-Rangers series for their second-round matchup.
The Penguins went 1-1-1 in three regular-season games against the Hurricanes this season. All three of those meetings came in the second half of the regular season.