The road trip was abysmal for the Hurricanes. They went 1-2-1, with the lone win against the Los Angeles Kings, and losses to the Columbus Blue Jackets, San José Sharks, and Anaheim Ducks. They can finally play in Raleigh again where most of their wins are from.
The bad news comes that the Chicago Blackhawks have also been struggling, they had a long seven-game home-stand where they only pull off two wins. The Blackhawks need to win this game badly to stay in the race with the front-runners of the Western Conference.
It’s an odd situation for both teams, because this should be their “comeback game”.