The Carolina Hurricanes will put their five-game winning streak on the line Thursday night as the take on the class of the NHL in 2018-19 thus far, the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Canes will do so in the initial game of a back-to-back that will see them return home for a Friday matchup against the Buffalo Sabres. If the winning streak survives into the weekend, it will be the best sign yet that the Canes may have turned a corner of sorts in their climb into postseason relevance.
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