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Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas, left, shoots and scores against Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros (74) during the third period in Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes 5/25/2021

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FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2020, file photo, Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal (11) controls the puck against the Colorado Avalanche during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C. Staal helped the Hurricanes reach the Eastern Conference finals in 2019 and return to the playoffs in 2020. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2020, file photo, Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper yells instructions during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh. When Todd Reirden and Jon Cooper spent four months looking over video of the teams they coached this season, they saw almost polar opposites. Reirden's Washington Capitals started hot before their defensive game slipped. Cooper's Tampa Bay Lightning took a while to warm up, then won 14 of 21 games before the NHL season was halted in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Trade-deadline players aim to provide boost in NHL's restart

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