By The Numbers: Checking the Playoff Pace After a Record Setting Road Trip

Jamie KellnerJust over a week ago, the Carolina Hurricanes flew to Pittsburgh to kick off what felt like a season-defining five game road trip. They could not have started off better as they shut out the Penguins, then moved on to take down the Sabres and the Rangers. Their only blemish on the trip was a loss in New Jersey, which they soon rectified with a win in Ottawa last night. They flew home with eight out of a possible 10 points on the longest roadie of the season. That’s the best result they’ve carried out of a five game road trip since 1998.

Playoff pace is something that we’ve touched on recently here at Canes Country, and this likely won’t be the last time we talk about it this…