First, to business: the Carolina Hurricanes are back in the game. Coming up against a Chicago Blackhawks team being lead by Jeremy Colliton in his first game as coach, the Canes spoiled the home team’s fun by putting up a 4-0 lead by 1:20 of the second period. The Canes improved to 7-7-2 after a hugely disappointing five-game winless streak, and are just two points off the lead of the Metropolitan Division despite that recent slide.
Takeaways from the game:
It was a relief to see some of those names on the scoresheet.