Bruins-Hurricanes Final Has Wesley, Marty Howe Pulling Both Ways

This one has a little family history baked into the series, and that always gives a playoff matchup extra bite. Wesley Howe and Marty Howe are tied to both sides of the Eastern Final, which makes for some awkward dinner-table energy and a lot of old-school hockey nostalgia. When a conference final can tug at the heartstrings of people who know the sport best, you know the stakes are real. This is the kind of subplot that reminds everybody the NHL playoffs are never just about the scoreboard.