The Carolina Hurricanes have secured their first playoff berth in over a decade with a win over the New Jersey Devils in the 81st game of the season. The season isn’t over yet, however; they visit Philadelphia to close out the season tonight. Today, we look at 3 keys to help them close out the regular season with a win.
Well, Caniacs, it finally happened. The Carolina Hurricanes are going to the playoffs, actively ending the longest postseason drought in the NHL. A new chapter begins in Raleigh as the Hurricanes look to close out the 2018-2019 regular season with a win.
The Philadelphia Flyers have been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention since the Carolina Hurricanes themselves stifled the Flyers playoff hopes in an early afternoon matchup on March 30th. The Flyers have managed to pull out quite a few impressive wins against many top-ranked teams, so the Hurricanes cannot underestimate them in tonight’s matchup.
With a Hurricanes win tonight, along with a Pittsburgh Penguins loss in regulation, the Carolina Hurricanes can still move up to 3rd place in the Metropolitan Division. If the Penguins win tonight, and the Columbus Blue Jackets lose (along with a Hurricanes win), the Hurricanes will remain in the top Wild Card spot.
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— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) April 6, 2019
With the Blue Jackets winning and clinching the final playoff spot last night today’s game gained a bit of value. Today, we look at 3 keys to the game that can help propel the Hurricanes into the postseason on a high note, and finish out the regular season in the best possible position heading into the playoffs.
In order to ensure victory tonight, the Carolina Hurricanes need to continue the special teams prowess that we’ve seen in the past few weeks, tighten up on defense, and (just trust me on this one) get the puck to Sebastian Aho as much as possible.