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Carolina Hurricanes’ 2021 Season Schedule Breakdown

By Matthew Nidiffer

TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 19: Head coach Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes reacts against the Boston Bruins during the second period in Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 19, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 19: Head coach Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes reacts against the Boston Bruins during the second period in Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 19, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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Mar 10, 2020; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho (20) reacts after scoring a goal against Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jonathan Bernier (45) on a break away during the third period at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 10, 2020; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho (20) reacts after scoring a goal against Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jonathan Bernier (45) on a break away during the third period at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /

March

March is a slightly different story for our heroes in red, white, and black.

The Carolina Hurricanes kick the month off with a single matchup against the Florida Panthers on 3/1, a single game against Detroit on 3/4, two games versus Nashville (3/9, 3/11), two more games against Detroit (3/14, 3/16), four meetings against Columbus (3/18, 3/20, 3/22, 3/25), a back-to-back against Tampa Bay (3/27, 3/28), and finish March with a single game against Chicago (3/30).

If the Carolina Hurricanes haven’t distanced themselves from the bottom half of the pack by this point, March is the month for them to do so. Again, no opponent should be underestimated, but if they can make easy work of Florida, Detroit, and Nashville, the Canes should be sitting pretty going into the last full month of the 2021 Regular Season.

My prediction for the Carolina Hurricanes’ performance in May: 9-4-0. This one might be a bit of a stretch, but I can absolutely see the Canes beating Florida again to start the month, and I can see them taking the entire ‘series’ against Detroit. I could also see the Canes splitting both the Columbus and Tampa Bay series’, and rounding out the month with a win over Chicago.

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