The blueprint keeps bringing the Carolina Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The only question is whether it will be enough to push them within reach of the Cup itself.

Game 1 is at Lenovo Center on Sunday (3 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, SN360, TVAS, FDSNSO, MSGSN). Each team won two games at home during the regular season: Carolina 4-2 on Oct. 15 and 5-2 on Dec. 28; and New ...