How has the Hurricanes powerplay improved?  Written by Corey
Sznajder on .  Last season, the Hurricanes had one of the worst
powerplays in the league as they ranked 24th in powerplay
percentage and were in the bottom-five in getting shots on goal.
Things weren't expected to get much better this season with the
departures of both Erik Cole and Joe Corvo but if you can
believe it, Carolina's powerplay has actually improved a lot
when it comes to getting shots on goal. They rank 9th in the
league in that department but they are still having problems
finding the back of the net. Going from having the 24th ranked
powerplay to 19th looks like an improvement but the powerplay is
still clicking at only 16.4%, which is less than a percentage
better than they were last season? They also have scored 40
5-on-4 goals this season and aren't on pace to top their 49
goals from last season.  So, if the Canes aren't scoring goals
that many goals with the man advantage, how has their powerplay
improved? We'll look at that after