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Carolina Hurricanes: Three Keys to Success on the Road vs. Blue Jackets

By Matthew Nidiffer

COLUMBUS, OH - OCTOBER 24: Oliver Bjorkstrand #28 of the Columbus Blue Jackets skates against the Carolina Hurricanes on October 24, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - OCTOBER 24: Oliver Bjorkstrand #28 of the Columbus Blue Jackets skates against the Carolina Hurricanes on October 24, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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RALEIGH, NC – OCTOBER 12: Warren Foegele #13 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates for a loose puck and gets tangled up with Markus Nutivaara #65 of the Columbus Blue Jackets during an NHL game on October 12, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – OCTOBER 12: Warren Foegele #13 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates for a loose puck and gets tangled up with Markus Nutivaara #65 of the Columbus Blue Jackets during an NHL game on October 12, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /

2. Stop. Taking. Penalties.

This is, yet again, getting ridiculous.

Penalties have been absolutely eating the Carolina Hurricanes alive. There’s just no way around it.

Regardless of the quality of officiating the Canes receive night in and night out, they just have to stop taking penalties.

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The Canes have the 10th best penalty kill in the league right now, but that (like the powerplay standings) isn’t really saying much.

The Canes have lost more games from letting up powerplay goals than they have won from killing them.

This must sound like a broken record at this point, but trust me. I am right there with you. I shouldn’t have to be writing about the Canes’ taking needless penalties in January 2020, but here I am, and there they are.

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