Friday, March 31, 2017

Once in last place, Hurricanes pushing hard for playoff spot (Yahoo Sports)

Carolina Hurricanes' Teuvo Teravainen (86), of Finland, celebrates with Jeff Skinner (53) and Victor Rask, top, of Sweden, following Skinner's goal while Columbus Blue Jackets' Seth Jones (3) skates away during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 30, 2017. Carolina won 2-1 in overtime. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

In less than a month, the Carolina Hurricanes have gone from last place in the Eastern Conference to the edge of the playoff picture. The Hurricanes enter the weekend four points behind Boston for the East's eighth and final playoff spot with seven games remaining. It's been a remarkable turnaround for a team that earlier this week inherited the dubious distinction of owning the NHL's longest active playoff drought - and all it took was earning at least one point in a franchise-record 13 straight games.


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