The Canes’ four-game road trip, which began last week with three games in California, ended last night with an overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Let’s have a look back at the 4-3 defeat and examine what went right, what went wrong, and what looked messy.
The Good - The First Period
After a nearly week-long layoff, Rod Brind’Amour had expressed his concerns about shaking off some rust early. For the most part, that wasn’t an issue. True, the Canes gave up a 4-on-1 rush (and goal) after a deflection in the Blue Jackets zone, but overall the ice was tilted in the Canes’ direction for most of the first period.