Carolina Hurricanes (37-11-4) at Detroit Red Wings (23-24-6)
Three times this season, the Carolina Hurricanes have won five games in a row. Of the previous two streaks, however, only one extended to a sixth: the season-opening nine-game streak that propelled already high expectations into the stratosphere from the first drop of the puck.
The last time the Hurricanes saw the Detroit Red Wings was the start of their most recent five-game streak, and was part of their run of eight wins in nine games that lasted through most of December and into January.