Time running out for Senators in tilt vs. Hurricanes

A potentially favorable schedule to close out the regular season gives the Carolina Hurricanes a strong opportunity to pad their lead in the Metropolitan Division.

Meanwhile, time might be running out for the Ottawa Senators to end their lengthy playoff drought.

The Hurricanes look for a thirdstraight victory while trying to hand the visiting Senators a third consecutive defeat on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.

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