The Carolina Hurricanes are holding on to the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference by nothing more than the number of wins in regulation. Not an ideal place to be in this late in the season, but there is still plenty of time in this playoff race. Luckily for them there is a huge opportunity in the schedule to rake in some easy points.
Only 15 games remaining on the schedule and only six are not against teams that are either in a playoff spot or nipping at the heels of one. Five of these games are in the next seven match ups starting tonight in Detroit.