0 of 6 It s a wide-open field.
A one-size-fits-all description for sporting events where an odds-on favorite is not clear?
Yes.
But as cliched as it might be, there have rarely been years when it s more NHL-applicable.
Particularly when viewed the lens of the B/R hockey power rankings, where yet another team has climbed to the top spot to put in its claim as the best that the 31-team league can offer.
Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the Carolina Hurricanes.
The modern incarnation of the Hartford Whalers is in Season 3 of a renaissance that followed a nine-year playoff exile. The Canes were placed in a particularly competitive Central Division alongside both teams that reached the Stanley Cup Final last summer but have remained consistently elite across an oft-chaotic 2020-21 schedule losing a league-low 10 regulation games entering Wednesday.
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The Chicago Blackhawks took Saturday off. They are taking Sunday off as well. They play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night at the United Center. Between now and then, a lot of self-evaluation needs to take place as they head into the final eight games of the season with their playoff hopes in the Central Division all but dashed away. Part of the evaluation process is figuring out who will and will not be with the Blackhawks in the short and long-term futures and the final eight games of the season gives Chicago an opportunity to get one last look, or a first look, at which players fit the bill.
Carolina Hurricanes @ Florida Panthers: Game Preview
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2021 Regular Season Game 47
Saturday, April 24, 2021 - 7 p.m. ET
PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
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If you’re curious as to how Florida Panthers fans feel about their most recent performance against the Carolina Hurricanes, you can get a quick summary by looking at the front page of Litter Box Cats, our SB Nation sibling site. “Infuriating,” they called it. I suppose that’s true, from a Panthers perspective. Over here, we’ll just call that last game “fun”.
Tonight’s game marks the final meeting between these two teams this season. In seven games to date, the Panthers have only one win, a 4-3 overtime victory back in February. They’ve been outscored 26-15 and have lost now to all three Hurricanes goalies. In a season where literally every game is crucial for your spot in the standings, the Panthers probably aren’t going to look too fondly on this series and how it will ultimately impact th
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Commissioner Gary Bettman congratulates Patrick Marleau on playing in his 1,768th NHL game, passing Gordie Howe on the League s all-time list
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Patrick Marleau passed Gordie Howe for most NHL games played when the San Jose Sharks forward played No. 1,768 against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Monday. With everything that s going on, my biggest fear is that I don t thank everybody, that I m going to miss somebody, Marleau said before the game. I just want to be able to thank everybody, and if I miss somebody, I m so sorry, but I ll eventually, you know, try and make it right and thank everybody that needs to be thanked. Just very grateful.
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