Hurricanes hit road looking for points vs. Red Wings

A stretch of mediocrity has prevented the Carolina Hurricanes from wrapping up the Metropolitan Division title. They'll try to extend their slim lead over the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers when they visit the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.

The Hurricanes (47-17-9, 103 points) havegone 4-5-1 over their last 10 games. In their last two outings, they lost to Boston in a shootout and then got blanked (4-0) by