A third-period comeback effort fell short for the Carolina Hurricanes Friday night in PNC Arena, as the Canes fell to the rival Washington Capitals 4-3 after trailing 4-1 early in the third period.
The Canes came to life late and didn’t go down without a fight, but it wasn’t quite enough to start out the new decade with a big win against a divisional foe. Still, the Hurricanes showed some bright spots in a tough loss.
A power outage and a power surge
Whatever adjustments Rod Brind’Amour and his staff made to the Hurricanes’ power play in the second intermission clearly worked, as the Canes’ man advantage did a complete 180 in the final frame.