RALEIGH, N.C. — There was a time earlier in the pandemic when the Carolina Hurricanes and Dallas Stars played every third or fourth game, or so it seemed at times.
Then members of a newly formed Central Division, the two teams played a lot and played some fast-paced, entertaining games in the condensed 2021 season.
That was then. This season, the Canes again are making a push to take the Metropolitan Division lead and the Stars are leading the Central, and their game Saturday at PNC Arena proved to be a hard-fought and entertaining matchup that Carolina won, 5-4 in overtime.