Washington, East No. 1 seed, defeated Montreal in 5 games; Carolina advanced with 2OT win against Devils in Game 5 on Tuesday

As the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes get set to meet in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, we get you prepared with our series preview.

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.