What are the odds of the Carolina Hurricanes making the Stanley Cup playoffs?
It’s probably the proper time to ask that question. The Canes, with an 11-11-7 record and winless in all four games on their road trip, are in Las Vegas on Tuesday to face the Vegas Golden Knights for the first time.
According to Hockey-Reference.com, which computes playoff odds, the Hurricanes have a 29.2 percent chance of making the postseason. The Golden Knights (19-9-1), an expansion team in their first year of existence, are pegged at 89 percent, which may be galling to many Canes fans who have not seen their team in the playoffs since 2009.