Tonight’s matchup is a showdown between two bottom-of-the-barrel teams that are playing meaningless hockey…or it would have been had both teams kept their 2018 pace. At their 2018 pace, the Carolina Hurricanes would currently be sitting in 7th place of the Metro Division with around 63 points while the Blues would be dead last in the Central Division with 58 points.
But, of course, that is not the case. Instead, we get two of the hottest teams in the league facing off at PNC Arena. Both teams are sitting in a playoff spot in their respective conferences – boasting identical 34-23-6 records.