Canes' 11-day playoffs layoff is most since 1919

"Long Layoff Looms for Hurricanes: NHL Team Faces Unprecedented Break Before Crucial Playoff Matchup. The Carolina Hurricanes are poised to make history, but not in the way they might have hoped. As they prepare to face the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Hurricanes will have endured an 11-day gap between games - the longest layoff in franchise history and the longest since 1919, when the NHL was still in its infancy. The prolonged break could pose a significant challenge for a team that has been on a roll, sweeping their first two playoff series. Can the Hurricanes maintain their momentum, or will the layoff prove to be a stumbling block in their quest for a championship?"

The Hurricanes, who swept their first two playoff series, will have gone 11 full days without a game prior to Game 1 vs. the Canadiens -- the longest layoff since 1919.