The Carolina Hurricanes have kicked off the 2019 season in style, tackling both the Montreal Canadiens and their divisional rival, the Washington Capitals. Now, the 2018-19 President’s Trophy winner Tampa Bay Lightning come to Raleigh looking for a win. In the preseason, the Bolts were 0-2 against Carolina, and 3-0 in 2018-19.
The Sin Bin
First and foremost, the Canes have to look to addressing their stick infractions. These continue to plague their gameplay and against a team like the Lightning, could equate to goals against. Tampa leads the league in 2018-19 in powerplay goals for (74/262), a 28.