Hockey's back, and Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour couldn't be more impressed with how Carolina ushered in its return after 4 1/2 months of waiting. Brady Skjei set the tone with a big hit on New York Rangers' Jesper Fast in the opening minute. Jaccob Slavin scored on Carolina's first shot on net. And the game wasn't three minutes old before Hurricanes forward Justin Williams fought Ryan Strome in Carolina's 3-2 win in Game 1 of their best-of-five preliminary round series in Toronto on Saturday. Read more https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401230340
