The Carolina Hurricanes shutout the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 last night and have taken a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven series. Carolina will host the Canadiens for Game 5 Friday night.
The winner will meet the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final Series.
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Baby Penguins fell 4-2 to Toronto in the opening game of the American Hockey League Eastern Conference Finals. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series will be in Wilkes-Barre Friday night.
The Wheeling Nailers are on the brink of elimination in the ECHL playoffs. They lost 5-2 to the Florida Everblades Wednesday in Wheeling. They will host Game 4 Friday and trail in the series 3-0.