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Canes Slipping in Tight Eastern Conference Race

Posted on March 3, 2013 at 04:26 PM.

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The Hurricanes fell two spots from 4th to 6th in a tightly contested Eastern Conference race. The slide happens as we begin the final advance of the regular season with 7 teams within 5 points of 4th place in the standings.

4. Toronto Maple Leafs - 85 Points (40-31-5)
5. Philadelphia Flyers - 84 Points (39-32-6)
6. Carolina Hurricanes - 83 Points (35-29-13)
7. New York Islander - 82 Points (37-32-8)
8. Boston Bruins - 81 Points (40-36-1)
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09. New Jersey Devils - 81 Points (37-34-7)
10. Winnipeg Jets - 80 Points (36-33-8)

Three of the Hurricanes remaining five games are against playoff teams, Montreal, Washington and the New York Islanders. The game at Nassau Coliseum will be the most pivotal match-up in sorting out the cluster of teams competing for the final 5 spots in the playoffs, as both Carolina and New York are within just a couple of points of either moving up or out of the standings. The waning moments of the regular season will provide nothing short of furious excitement as we determine the HNonOS playoff seeding.