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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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Oct 24, 2019; Columbus, OH, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Joonas Korpisalo (70) makes a save against Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho (20) during the third period at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2019; Columbus, OH, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Joonas Korpisalo (70) makes a save against Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho (20) during the third period at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports /

May

Regular season hockey in May? Weird, right?

This final month of the 2021 NHL Regular Season is the final hurdle the Carolina Hurricanes need to overcome to (hopefully) begin their third consecutive playoff berth, the first time in franchise history this has ever been attained. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, though.

To start May off, the Carolina Hurricanes face off against the Columbus Blue Jackets on 5/1. The final two ‘series’ in the Canes’ regular season are a back-to-back against the Chicago Blackhawks (5/3, 5/4), and a back-to-back against the Nashville Predators (5/7, 5/8).

By this time in the season, most teams will be separated into the top and bottom halves of the standings. By /most/ projections, the Canes should be somewhere near the top half, and these teams should be somewhere near the bottom half.

If this holds true, May could very well be the month where the Canes can really make a push for the Number 1 seed in the new Central Division unless Tampa Bay has already run off with it or something.

In any case, this upcoming season, while truncated and weird, should have plenty for hockey fans, Caniacs especially, to look forward to.

Question for CC Readers: How many lacrosse goals does Svech score this season?

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