My all time road record is 41-12-4, at home I'm 36-13-8. Was the same year one, been better on the road the last two. I don't know why.
That's a big thing about this time of the year. The playoff teams are allowed to practice, but don't dare because the games are always on consecutive days. Fatigue would kill them. As long as you don't totally kill morale, or going into the opener next year at <100% health, you can crack the whip.
This is the time of the season for the non-playoff teams to work to catch up.