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Hurricanes’ 12-game roll sparks playoff hopes

It began after a loss to the Colorado Avalanche, the worst team in the NHL this season.

It now has stretched 12 games, tying a Carolina Hurricanes franchise record.

Canes coach Bill Peters always believed it was possible, even when many others probably did not.

The Hurricanes, after a 4-1 victory Tuesday over the Detroit Red Wings, have points in their past 12 games, going 8-0-4. No Carolina team since the 2005-06 Stanley Cup champions have been able to match it, and it has given the Canes hope they can chase down a final wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference in the final days of the regular season.