For the Carolina Hurricanes, the last game before their NHL bye week couldn’t have turned out any worse.
The Canes lost to the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Sunday at PNC Arena, taking a two-game losing streak into the mandated five-day break.
The Canes lost forward Sebastian Aho, their leading scorer this season, to a borderline dangerous hit by the Flames’ Mark Giordano.
Two days after a deflating loss to the Washington Capitals, the Canes were slow starters and never fully recovered. Losing Aho in the first minute of the third period was another blow, taking perhaps the team’s most dynamic player out of the game.