When the Canes take to the ice today, the Hurricanes will be playing the first game of their 2022 calendar year as they take on the Blue Jackets in a Metropolitan division dogfight. They’re going to Nationwide Arena for their first matinee game of the year, so nice to get it out of the way before anything big happens. Moving forward from here is a difficult task, but the Canes have the squad to do it.
With the depth and star talent the Canes have, they will need to push the puck at 5-on-5. They cannot afford to let Columbus run the show for the majority of the night.