The Hurricanes have their psychological hurdles to clear in Game 2, and to a far less urgent extent, so do the Canadiens.

It's rest vs. rust up against Montreal Magic™ in the Eastern Conference final. The Hurricanes have an edge, but we're in for a treat.

After 11 long days off, the Carolina Hurricanes are back in action in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final on Thursday night. They waited over a week to find

The Canadiens scored four goals in a frantic first period en route to a 6-2 win in Game 1.

Neither the players nor the coach blamed rust for the loss. What they did say sure sounded an awful lot like rust, though.

Whatever the Hurricanes were expecting, it wasn't four goals in their own net in just 11 minutes and 32 seconds.

The Montreal Canadiens didn’t show any signs of fatigue in their 6-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final on Thursday

The Hurricanes have their psychological hurdles to clear in Game 2, and to a far less urgent extent, so do the Canadiens.

The Canadiens and Hurricanes both scored on their first shot on goal in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final.

The Canadiens earned their split on the road against the Hurricanes, but two recurring questions left the coach and captain a bit annoyed.

“We're happy that, at least, we can start the series over,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said after his team's Game 2 overtime victory.