The Carolina Hurricanes were held off the scoreboard for north of 57 minutes on Thursday night against the Colorado Avalanche, but three goals in three minutes broke the game open and led them to a dramatic 3-1 win in Denver.
Carolina’s parade to the penalty box started very early. Just 56 seconds into the first period, James Reimer got whistled for tripping Valeri Nichushkin as he roared in on an early scoring chance.
From there, the Hurricanes went on to take five more penalties throughout the course of the game.