Carolina Hurricanes (53-22-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (44-27-11, in the Atlantic Division) ...

Pittsburgh Penguins (41-25-16, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (43-27-12, in the Metropolitan Division) ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars visit the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-1 lead in the series. The teams meet Wednesday for the eighth time this season. The Stars won 4-3 ...

Atlanta United FC (1-7-1, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto FC (3-2-4, fifth in the Eastern Conference) ...

San Jose Earthquakes (8-1-0, first in the Western Conference) vs. Saint Louis City SC (1-4-3, 15th in the Western Conference) ...

Charlotte FC (4-3-2, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Nashville SC (6-1-1, third in the Western Conference) ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Dynamo come into a matchup against Austin after putting together two straight shutout wins. Austin is 0-3-2 in conference play. Austin is seventh in the Western Conference ...

FC Dallas (3-2-4, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (5-1-1, sixth in the Western Conference) ...

Colorado Rapids (4-4-1, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (7-1-0, second in the Western Conference) ...

New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (46-36, sixth in the Eastern Conference) ...

Philadelphia Union (1-6-2, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Columbus Crew (2-4-3, eighth in the Eastern Conference) ...

New York City FC (3-3-3, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (2-6-0, 12th in the Eastern Conference) ...