All the talk entering Thursday night’s game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Detroit Red Wings centered around the excitement of two brothers going head-to-head.
And, of course, I’m talking about the long-awaited rematch between Jordan and Marc Staal!
It was a truly unique night of hockey in Raleigh. Fans were welcomed back into PNC Arena (at 15% capacity) for the first time since February 28, 2020, Rod Brind’Amour had a chance to hit 100 regular-season wins as an NHL head coach, and the actual big family story was Andrei Svechnikov and Evgeny Svechnikov finally going toe-to-toe in the NHL.