By Marc Lawrence, PlaybookSports.com –And who said home ice advantage was extinct? The Hurricanes advance to the next round of the NHL playoffs by winning all 4 home games by a total of 12 goals – or an average of 3 goals per victory – the highest home goal differential in a single series in franchise history.
Meanwhile, the two-time defending Tampa Bay Lightning made it 9 playoff series wins in a row when they sent the Maple Leafs packing on Sunday in Game 7 of their series in Toronto.
And speaking of 9’s … Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy shines in Series Clinching Games going 9-0 with 5 shutouts to go with a 0.81 GAA and a .970 Save Percentage.
