With the Carolina Hurricanes approaching the 20-game mark, some areas of their game remained worrisome.
The power play wasn’t producing.
The penalty killing wasn’t as airtight as it has been in recent years.
Finally, the Canes’ goaltenders, Scott Darling and Cam Ward, weren’t consistent enough in their play, making it a game-to-game question of how good – or not so good – the Canes would be in net.
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But there are signs things are turning – for the Canes, in the right direction.