One week ago, it looked like the Carolina Hurricanes’ season was on the verge of flatlining.
After a Monday night loss in Anaheim, the club had dropped four straight games and eight of ten, regressing to 0-2-2 on their pivotal six-game road trip and hitting the NHL .500 mark again for the first time in exactly one month.
The Hurricanes followed up that seemingly season-defining skid with their first three-game winning streak of the year, wherein they captured big victories in Vegas, Buffalo, and back in Raleigh against Columbus over the span of just five days.