Carolina Hurricanes: Takeaways from Decade-Closing Win vs. Montreal

RALEIGH, NC - DECEMBER 31: Dougie Hamilton #19 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with teammate Warren Foegele #13 after defeating the Montreal Canadiens during an NHL game on December 31, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - DECEMBER 31: Dougie Hamilton #19 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with teammate Warren Foegele #13 after defeating the Montreal Canadiens during an NHL game on December 31, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
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RALEIGH, NC – DECEMBER 31: Dougie Hamilton #19 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with teammate Warren Foegele #13 after defeating the Montreal Canadiens during an NHL game on December 31, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – DECEMBER 31: Dougie Hamilton #19 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with teammate Warren Foegele #13 after defeating the Montreal Canadiens during an NHL game on December 31, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Carolina Hurricanes closed out the 2010’s with a win at home against the Montreal Canadiens. To kick off the roaring 20’s 2.0, let’s see how the Canes stacked up to our keys to the game last night.

The last thing the Carolina Hurricanes would do in 2019 (and the 2010’s as a whole) is win. What better opponent to close out the decade against than the Montreal Canadiens?

Last night’s matchup was far from a ‘game for the ages’, but it was still an entertaining tilt nonetheless. No, there were no lacrosse style goals, goals from goalies, or goals batted in off of someone’s face.

Last night was all about good ol’ regular hockey, but maybe that’s not such a bad thing. The Carolina Hurricanes have been flashy lately, but the core of their game has always been just that: good ol’ regular hard-hitting, fast-skating hockey.

The Carolina Hurricanes, in what seems like forever, managed to tick the box on just about every one of our keys to the game last night; one of them just a bit less than the others, but it was still ticked nonetheless. Let’s see how they stacked up to each key individually, eh?

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