Don't count the Carolina Hurricanes out just yet.

The club picked up a commanding 4-1 win Thursday over the Montreal Canadiens and in so doing kept their heads above water in the tight playoff race in the East.

With the win, the Hurricanes have pushed their point streak to nine games, going 6-0-3 in that span. The club sits just one win back of the Tampa Bay Lightning, with a game in hand. More importantly, though, they have two games in hand and are just five points back of the Boston Bruins, who occupy the final wild-card spot in the East.

Boding well for the Hurricanes is that the team plays six of its remaining 10 games against teams outside a playoff spot - including two games against the Detroit Red Wings and one versus the New Jersey Devils.

Of course, the Hurricanes would also have to leapfrog the New York Islanders, which will be no easy task. The Islanders sit three points up on the Hurricanes with the same number of games played.

Things won't be easy, but with seven wins and points in 11 of 13 March games, the Hurricanes are doing all they can to earn a playoff berth.

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