Penguins-Hurricanes: Pittsburgh Looks to Weather the Storm of Back-to-Back Games

The Penguins went into Madison Square Garden last night with what it seemed to be two whole points, but they ended up leaving and heading to Carolina with only one point, while conceding two to the Rangers—who pulled just a bit farther away from the Penguins with that shoot-out win. That was a tough game to lose last night, but the Penguins cannot dwell on the loss for long, because they have to face the Carolina Hurricanes tonight in Raleigh. The Hurricanes are currently holding up the final playoff spot in the East with a 12-11-2 record.  The team is also facing the firing of their head coach Peter Laviolette, who coached the team to their 2006 Stanley Cup victory. The Hurricanes have replaced Laviolette with Paul Maurice, who must make his coaching debut with his new team against a tough Penguins hockey team. Pittsburgh is coming off a very disappointing loss last night, and I highly doubt that they will be in the best of moods when the puck drops tonight. The biggest ... (link)