Carolina Hurricanes to play six NHL preseason games in 2022. Here’s who they’ll face

The Carolina Hurricanes have scheduled six preseason games before the 2022-23 season, beginning with a home game Sept. 27 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Canes announced Thursday they would face Tampa Bay twice, the Florida Panthers twice and have single games against Columbus and Buffalo.

The Canes, the Metropolitan Division champions last season, will play at Tampa Bay on Sept. 28, then go to Florida for a Sept. 29 game against the Panthers and new coach Paul Maurice.

Preseason schedule

Sept. 27 – Tampa Bay, PNC Arena, 7 pm.

Sept. 28 – at Tampa Bay, Amalie Arena, 7 pm

Sept. 29 – at Florida, FLA Live Arena, 7 pm.

Oct. 1 – Florida, PNC Arena, 1 pm

Oct. 3 – Columbus, PNC Arena, 7 pm

Oct. 4 – at Buffalo, KeyBank Center, 7 pm

Chip Alexander

The News & Observer

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In more than 40 years at The N&O, Chip Alexander has covered the N.C. State, UNC, Duke and East Carolina beats, and now is in his 15th season on the Carolina Hurricanes beat. Alexander, who has won numerous writing awards at the state and national level, covered the Hurricanes’ move to North Carolina in 1997 and was a part of The N&O’s coverage of the Canes’ 2006 Stanley Cup run.