The Hurricanes’ best players met expectations in Round 1, with Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis and Andrei Svechnikov combining for 10 goals and 19 points. With a solid defense corps that is superior to Washington’s, Carolina has what it takes to get back to the Eastern final for the second time in the past three seasons and the third time since 2018-19.

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We have just one game on the schedule tonight, but it’s a Game 7. Can the Stars grab the win at home? Or will the Avalanche keep their momentum going and pick up another win? We’ll break it down and give you our best NHL bet for Stars-Avalanche.