The Carolina Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen and Antti Raanta won the William Jennings Trophy this past regular season, the award given to the goaltending duo that allows the fewest goals in the NHL. Despite that honor, it is goaltending that is one of the major question marks as the Hurricanes enter their first round series with the Boston Bruins.
The Hurricanes enter the series with home-ice advantage, and the oddsmakers have installed them as slight -120 favorites to advance to the second round. This is projected to be the second closest series of the first round, with only the Rangers-Penguins series being tighter from a betting odds point of view.