Hurricanes to play Flyers or Penguins in 2nd round of Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Carolina Hurricanes swept the Ottawa Senators 4-2 in Game 4 on Saturday to advance to the Eastern Conference Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, where they will face either the Philadelphia Flyers or Pittsburgh Penguins. Taylor Hall led Carolina in the first round with seven points, while Logan Stankoven scored in all four games with four goals, and goaltender Frederik Andersen went 4-0 with a 1.10 goals-against average and a .955 save percentage. Philadelphia leads Pittsburgh 3-0 in their first-round series, with Game 4 scheduled for Saturday.