Often times when teams aren’t winning games you will hear fans say that the team is facing a lot of bad bounces or that the team is great but unlucky. For the Carolina Hurricanes this is different, the stats are proving their misfortune. The Canes are playing great hockey statistically but are losing games.
Since Bill Peters took over as coach, the Hurricanes face off percentage has increased and become one of the top in the league. To this date the Hurricanes are second in the league with a 53.5% face off win percentage. Face offs and face off percentage is a huge stat for games, because teams that win face offs control possession and can thwart opposing attacks.