The Carolina Hurricanes dropped the second leg of a west coast back-to-back Wednesday night, as a hat trick from Evander Kane led the San Jose Sharks to a 5-2 victory over the Canes.
Carolina couldn’t stay out of the penalty box and couldn’t keep Kane from scoring, as San Jose simply out-classed and out-worked the Hurricanes throughout the night. The Canes still lead the Eastern Conference with 12 points, but have now dropped two of their last three after starting 5-0-0.
Stay Out of the Penalty Box
The Hurricanes entered Wednesday night’s affair with San Jose having already taken the most penalties in the NHL this season, and it didn’t get better for Carolina against the Sharks.