RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes, in many ways, have gotten here in spite of their power play. All season, it’s failed them at key times, and the fact that they’ve made it ten games into the postseason in the first place is a testament to just how well they’ve played at 5-on-5.
But three games into the Hurricanes’ second round series against the New York Islanders, the Canes are, for the first time in the postseason and going back a few weeks before that into the end of the regular season, facing a team that’s had relative success in closing things off at even strength.