Canes fall short in Vancouver despite Raanta gem

Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty ImagesA comeback effort fell short Sunday night for the Carolina Hurricanes in Vancouver, as the Canes fell to the Canucks 2-1 despite a brilliant effort from Antti Raanta in net.

The Canucks tallied a goal in each of the first two periods, with Brock Boeser scoring late in the first and Elias Pettersson making it 2-0 midway through the second. The Canes battled back in the third, getting their lone goal on a marvelous forehand-backhand move from Martin Necas that beat Thatcher Demko.

The goalies were both on their game Sunday night, with Raanta the best player in a white sweater. He stopped 24 of 26 shots faced, making a handful of incredible saves in the…