For the first time in a long time, there have been points this season where it legitimately seemed like the Hurricanes have had a shot at ending their seven-year long playoff drought.
That all took a huge hit with the five-game losing streak that the team suffered heading into the all-star break, but things turned around a bit with the three-game winning streak following the break.
According to Sports Club Stats, the Hurricanes had about a 64 percent. chance to make the playoffs following their 7-4 win over the Islanders in Raleigh.