RALEIGH — 2019 might’ve been the most important calendar year in Carolina Hurricanes franchise history.
The club set a franchise record for regular season wins in a calendar year, they ended their NHL-worst nine-year playoff drought, they made a remarkable playoff run, they made memories on the ice that’ll last forever, and they’ve set themselves up for even more success in 2020 and beyond.
Tuesday night’s New Year’s Eve tilt with the Montreal Canadiens presented the Hurricanes with one last opportunity to make a 2019 memory, and in front of a sell-out crowd at PNC Arena, that’s exactly what they did.