Something has to give as Hurricanes host Canucks

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes could be headed toward the desperate category.

The Vancouver Canucks have already been in that situation.

The teams meet Friday night at PNC Arena, with one of the clubs guaranteed to snap a winless stretch.

The Canucks lost their third game in a row Thursday night at Tampa Bay. Vancouver has suffered three consecutive losses in regulation for only the second time this season.

"It's just a lot of little things that we need to work on," Canucks center Henrik Sedin said.

The Hurricanes are grasping for positives as they are 2-2-1 through five games of a season-long eight-game homestand. They've lost the last three games, including Tuesday night's 2-1…