As the Carolina Hurricanes take the ice at PNC Arena prior to Tuesday's game, the rink will be noticeably lacking in the shade of red that has served as the franchise's primary color since their relocation in 1997.
The 'Canes will be outfitted, for the eighth time in 22 home games to date, in their black alternate jerseys as they face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
And based how the first seven have played out, the 'Canes may stand a slightly better chance at beating the Atlantic Division-leading Lightning than they would otherwise because of the apparel choice alone.
The 'Canes are 5-2-0 in their alternate jerseys this season and have won three consecutive games wearing them—a stark contrast to their 4-7-2 record in the standard red home jerseys (they're 1-0-0 when wearing white at home).
Since the black kits were introduced before the 2008-09 campaign, Carolina has been regularly more successful sporting the alternates:
The possibility that the correlation is entirely due to luck certainly exists.
The same could be said for the chance that the bett ...
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