Carolina Hurricanes (24-7-1) vs Florida Panthers (22-7-5)
What better way to ease into 2022 than to face two of the top teams in the league back to back? That’s exactly the situation the Carolina Hurricanes find themselves in. Last night was the Calgary Flames, who have slipped to third in the Pacific Division after having six straight games postponed due to COVID.
Tonight is the Florida Panthers, second in the Atlantic Division and tied with the Hurricanes for second overall in the league with 49 points each. (Don’t worry, if you shake things out by points percentage, the Hurricanes end up tops in the league.