Carolina faced a very tough road trip this week and came out with a 1-2-0 record with a lone win against the Minnesota Wild. The Canes earned their first two regular season losses against the Winnipeg Jets and Tampa Bay Lightning. While this doesn’t look good on paper, they did not give up in any of these games, putting up a fight until the absolute last second. The Canes have not lost a game by multiple goals in which they did not pull the goalie.
While they looked good in these three games, there is one major point that is separating them from being one of the top tier teams in the league, and that is their power play.