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DUNEDIN, Fla. — Blue Jays outfielder George Springer is planning to change his walkout music for at least one game at Rogers Centre this season.More than 25 years after departing Hartford for Raleigh, NC, the NHL’s Whalers continue to inspire passion among fans. And Whalers devotees aren’t just clamoring for still-popular jerseys, hats and T-shirts. They’re nostalgic for a team that had New Among the usual favorites — the talent-stacked Colorado Avalanche, perennial-powerhouse Vegas Golden Knights and two-time-defending-champ Tampa Bay Lightning -…It’s a double shot of potential Stanley Cup Final matchups. Here are players to watch, key stats, and more.From the quiet to the noise — that’s how it’s going to be for the Carolina Hurricanes as they head into a pair of home games this weekend.Carolina scores two goals 2:10 apart in the second period and Antti Raanta makes 35 saves to beat Boston.By Aaron Beard AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. — Seth Jarvis and Nino Niederreiter scored second-period goals and Antti Raanta was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruin…Brady Skjei and Steven Lorentz scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes had the last seven goals to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-4 on Saturday.Jason Zucker corrected himself. When asked for something of a scouting report on the Metropolitan Division rival Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, the rambunctious Pittsburgh Penguins forward stopped to edit himself. “We haven’t played well against CaroSebastian Aho had three goals for his sixth career hat trick and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the slumping New York Islanders 5-2 on Saturday night.Max Domi scores two goals and sets up the other for Carolina in a 3-2 victory as the home team wins every game in the first-round series.By Aaron Beard AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. — Max Domi scored twice in the second period while Antti Raanta had 27 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Saturday to …Boston lost all three games against Carolina, its opponent in the first round of the playoffs.The shots came at such a rapid pace that Nashville goalie Juuse Saros didn’t have a chance to assess the chaos in front of him.RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Antti Raanta made 24 saves in his first action in nearly a month…