The Tampa Bay Lightning roll into Raleigh tonight as the Carolina Hurricanes look to gain their first win of 2020. Here’s what the Canes need to do to secure two more points in the standings tonight.
The Carolina Hurricanes are coming off of an incredibly frustrating one-goal loss against the Washington Capitals on January 3rd.
This season has been a very up-and-down season for the Carolina Hurricanes; the Canes manage to string a few wins together, followed almost immediately by a string of frustrating losses.
Tonight, however, I believe that trend changes. Justin ‘The Savior of Raleigh’ Williams rumors aside, the Carolina Hurricanes have a real chance here to not only stop a skid before it happens, but to beat a very good hockey team for a third time this season.
The last time the Bolts played the Canes was November 30th; the Carolina Hurricanes left the Amalie Arena that night the victors in a 3-2 hockey game.
If the Carolina Hurricanes manage a win tonight, they will have effectively swept last year’s President’s Trophy winners in the regular season; the Bolts are very susceptible to that, after all.
You’ve heard all of these before, but this seems to be the trend this season. In order to pull off a win and the regular season sweep, the Carolina Hurricanes will have to stay committed to playing solid defense throughout the entire game, find a way to score on the powerplay more consistently, and please (for the love of all things hockey) STAY. OUT. OF. THE. BOX. Let’s dive in.