With their playoff seeding and first-round opponent locked in, the Carolina Hurricanes are going to be cautious when it comes to their lineup when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.
The Hurricanes (47-28-5, 99 points) have clinched the second spot in the Metropolitan Division and will face the New Jersey Devils when the postseason begins this weekend.
The Hurricanes enter Wednesday's tilt having dropped five of their past six games (1-4-1).
The Canadiens, meanwhile, will take their postseason destiny into their own hands once again. Montreal (39-31-11, 89 points) holds the second wild card from the Eastern Conference, just two points ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Montreal had hoped to clinch Tuesday, but the Blue Jackets' regulation win over the Philadelphia Flyers kept Columbus mathematically alive.
The Canadiens have had several chances to punch their ticket lately but instead have dropped three straight (0-1-2) after a six-game winning streak. Most recently they're coming off a 4-3 shootout loss to the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, a game in which they led 2-0 early.
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With their playoff seeding and first-round opponent locked in, the Carolina Hurricanes are going to be cautious when it comes to their lineup when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.
The Hurricanes (47-28-5, 99 points) have clinched the second spot in the Metropolitan Division and will face the New Jersey Devils when the postseason begins this weekend.
The Hurricanes enter Wednesday's tilt having dropped five of their past six games (1-4-1).
The Canadiens, meanwhile, will take their postseason destiny into their own hands once again. Montreal (39-31-11, 89 points) holds the second wild card from the Eastern Conference, just two points ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Montreal had hoped to clinch Tuesday, but the Blue Jackets' regulation win over the Philadelphia Flyers kept Columbus mathematically alive.
The Canadiens have had several chances to punch their ticket lately but instead have dropped three straight (0-1-2) after a six-game winning streak. Most recently they're coming off a 4-3 shootout loss to the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, a game in which they led 2-0 early.
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