Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conferences. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are wild-card spots based on the best remaining records in each conference.

Television ratings for the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue to be weighed down in the United States by the heavy presence of Canadian teams. Playoff games on ESPN networks have averaged 886,000 viewers,

Kaleigh Kurtz, defender for NC Courage, discusses her love for Carolina Hurricanes and their Stanley Cup Playoffs journey. Here’s a clip from the full episode on CBS 17 PLUS.

The Hurricanes advanced to the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday night, dispatching the Washington Capitals in five games.