Clinging onto a wildcard spot, what will it take to ensure the Carolina Hurricanes walk away with two crucial points against the red hot Arizona Coyotes?
Through five games of their seven game home stand, the Carolina Hurricanes have posted a 3-2-0 record. While the record is currently above .500, there’s a lot to improve on heading into the final two games. With the red hot Arizona Coyotes coming into town, the Canes are going to need to be ready to play from the drop of the puck tonight if they want to come out with the all-important two points.
Entering tonight’s contest, the Hurricanes are fresh off a 5-4 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers. In a game that could have pushed Carolina out of their wild card spot for the time being, the defense and depth players helped end a two game skid, earning the Canes the ever hard to come by Metro division win.
The Coyotes, on the other hand, have arrived in Raleigh after facing off against the Tampa Bay Lightning last night. In what was a battle of two solid teams, the Coyotes ended up getting blanked 4-0 and will look to regroup tonight.
These two teams haven’t met since December 16th, 2018, when the Hurricanes came out on top with a 3-0 shutout victory. Since then, the Coyotes have added former league MVP Taylor Hall and sniper Phil Kessel to their roster, propelling them to atop the Pacific Division, making them a nice measuring stick tonight.