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Emily Kaplan ESPN Uh oh, could we be seeing a second-round sweep? After taking care of Barry Trotz’s old team in the first round in seven games, the Carolina Hurricanes are now up 3-0 on his current team, the New York Islanders. Here’s a recap of last night’s action (check out replays of

Kevin Shattenkirk is new to the Capitals-Penguins rivalry. As a trade deadline acquisition, he has only been with the Caps for about two months. He has not built up a lifetime of hatred for Pittsburgh as have most Caps fans, he does not have painful memories of the series in 2009 or 2016, he has not even had a regular season to accept that fact that he now must hate the Penguins instead of the Chicago Blackhawks like he did in St. Louis. Instead, Shattenkirk brings his own rivalry to this second-round matchup, a personal one between himself and Penguins forward Nick Bonino. “We’ve battled for years in many different ways,” Shattenkirk said. “In practices, on the golf course, there’s plenty of