Hello? This thing on? Hurricanes hockey is back! For the first time since ending their 2020 playoff run in the bubble with a game five loss to the Boston Bruins, the Hurricanes will being the 56-game sprint known as the 2021 regular season in Detroit tonight.
In a bit of an ironic twist, the Canes will begin this regular season where they ended last year’s before the NHL hit pause at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a 5-2 Hurricanes win at Little Caesar’s Arena.
Tonight will begin a season like no other, let’s break down the matchup:
Vital Statistics
| Record | 38-25-5 | 17-49-5 |
| Power Play % (Rank) | 22. |