Carolina Hurricanes: Three Keys to Rebounding vs Lightning

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TAMPA, FL – SEPTEMBER 17: Carolina Hurricanes center Eetu Luostarinen (43) skates with the puck during the NHL Preseason game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning on September 17, 2019 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL. (Photo by Mark LoMoglio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

The Carolina Hurricanes find themselves on the second half of a back-to-back against a struggling Tampa Bay (12-8-3), but what will it take to rebound from consecutive losses?

The Carolina Hurricanes find themselves 15-10-1 after last night’s loss to the Nashville Predators, slipping them into fifth-place in the highly competitive Metropolitan division. With a quarter of the season complete, the Canes need to find a way to get back on the winning column or risk falling out of playoff contention.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in a similar scenario, sitting fifth in the Atlantic Division after a record-tying season last year. As Sean Tierney of Charting Hockey has shown, Carolina is still an excellent team:

And Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour had this to say about the team’s start in Nashville:

"“It was tough because I thought the start was perfect. We had two or three great looks. Didn’t get anything.”"

So how do the Carolina Hurricanes get back on track? Here are my three keys to securing two points in the Sunshine State tonight!

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