Carolina at New York

Carolina was able to win the first two games at home, 2-1 and 4-3, so there is no urgency to take this one. If there's any urgency, it's to get healthy. The Hurricanes' depth at forward has been hit hard with left winger Teuvo Teravainen breaking his hand in Game 2 and out for a while. He joins injured Ondrej Kase (concussion), Max Pacioretty, and Andrei Svechnikov (season-ending knee injury in March). Carolina is 47-78 on the road after winning three straight, plus has lost all six playoff road games when facing a No. 1 seed. New York is home anchored by a defense that is ranked fifth in goals given up (2.65 per game), ninth on the penalty kill (82.2 percent), and second in save percentage (.921). The Islanders are 41-19 at home against divisional opponents, plus 31-12 at home after playing two straight divisional games. Play New York.