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The Ottawa Senators and Carolina Hurricanes start their first-round playoff series on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET.
The NHL said the rest of the schedule will be announced after the end of the regular season, which finishes Thursday night.
This story will be updated when that happens.
That match in Raleigh, N.C., will be the first game of the 2026 playoffs. Ottawa will be home for Games 3, 4 and possibly 6 of the four- to seven-game series.
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Carolina finished with 113 points in the regular season, first in the Eastern Conference and second only to Colorado in the league. They have made the playoffs eight straight seasons, all without making it to the final.
Ottawa’s 99 points put them eighth in the East. They earned two more points than last season, which was their first playoff berth of the decade.
The Senators last won a playoff round in 2017.
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Ottawa Senators ready to take on the Carolina Hurricanes
The team is heading to Raleigh this weekend to take on the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the playoffs. David Fraser spoke to fans and players ahead of the last game of the regular season.