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Carolina Hurricanes: Keys to beating Coyotes in the matinee

By Conor Power

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 19: Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with teammate Andrei Svechnikov #37 following a goal scored during the first period in Game Two of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Nashville Predators at PNC Arena on May 19, 2021 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 19: Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with teammate Andrei Svechnikov #37 following a goal scored during the first period in Game Two of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Nashville Predators at PNC Arena on May 19, 2021 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ONTARIO – AUGUST 03: Andrei Svechnikov #37 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with Jaccob Slavin #74, Teuvo Teravainen #86 and Sebastian Aho #20 after scoring a goal against the New York Rangers in the third period of Game Two of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 3, 2020, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ONTARIO – AUGUST 03: Andrei Svechnikov #37 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with Jaccob Slavin #74, Teuvo Teravainen #86 and Sebastian Aho #20 after scoring a goal against the New York Rangers in the third period of Game Two of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 3, 2020, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images) /

After the Florida Panthers lost in the shootout last night, your Carolina Hurricanes stand alone as the final unbeaten team in the National Hockey League. That unbeaten streak will be put to the test tonight as the Hurricanes play their first matinee of the season against the Arizona Coyotes. With that, let us dive into how the Carolina Hurricanes can improve to 8-0-0 on the NHL season.

Arizona has struggled to start the season. Currently bottom of the NHL standings, the Coyotes record reads 0-7-1 and that might be a little complimentary. Their shootout loss was to the suddenly fantastic Buffalo Sabres, and they’ve been outscored 12-36 in their opening 8 games of the season. This doesn’t include the extra goal that Buffalo was awarded for the shootout.

Arizona has only beaten the netminder 12 times this season. To put that into perspective, Carolina amassed half of that in their most game against the Chicago Blackhawks. Arizona’s offense has not been up to the standards of some of the opponents Carolina has come up against already. However, that does not mean this is by any stretch a certain win.

Arizona still possesses a tremendous amount of talent, and whether it is just off to a slow start, or if it’s slacking a little bit, this Carolina Hurricanes team cannot afford to look ahead of this Coyotes roster if they want to pass on with their unbeaten record on the season. So here are the keys to staying unbeaten in the 2021-22 NHL season.

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