The Hurricanes won their ninth straight matchup against the Sabres tonight, setting a franchise record for the most consecutive wins against one opponent.
— Hurricanes PR (@CanesPR) March 17, 2019Stalking The Standings
The Canes got help in every way imaginable yesterday. Taking care of their own business versus Buffalo was most crucial but elsewhere the league helped the Canes tremendously. Pittsburgh got manhandled 5-1 by St. Louis while the Islanders lot 2-1 to the Red Wings. The Canadiens lost 2-0 to Chicago as well. The Blue Jackets did manage to muster a single point versus Boston losing 2-1 in overtime.