Carolina Hurricanes: 3 Keys To Recoil Against Blackhawks

After three losses in a row on the road, the Carolina Hurricanes return home. The struggling Chicago Blackhawks also want some glory after their mediocre home-stand.

The road trip was abysmal for the Hurricanes. They went 1-2-1, with the lone win against the Los Angeles Kings, and losses to the Columbus Blue Jackets, San José Sharks, and Anaheim Ducks. They can finally play in Raleigh again where most of their wins are from.

The bad news comes that the Chicago Blackhawks have also been struggling, they had a long seven-game home-stand where they only pull off two wins. The Blackhawks need to win this game badly to stay in the race with the front-runners of the Western Conference.

It’s an odd situation for both teams, because this should be their “comeback game”. The Blackhawks have lost three in a row at home, the Hurricanes have lost three in a row on the road.

Two days ago, the Blackhawks fell to the Philadelphia Flyers. Time and time again, the Hawks showed that their defense is far below-average. Their forwards don’t back-check well enough, nor do the defensemen play a tight enough game to win games. Patrick Kane may be one of the best players in all of Blackhawks history, but his two-way game is definitely by far not one of the reasons.

With the Hurricanes and Blackhawks ready to lock sticks soon, we look at what the Hurricanes need to do to pull off the needed victory. That brings us to the 3 Keys to Recoil against the Blackhawks.