In their third of four matchups in the 2019-2020 National Hockey League (NHL) season, the Carolina Hurricanes, unfortunately, drop two crucial points against a Metro Division opponent. The first period was one of pure dominance for the Hurricanes, where they outshot the Capitals eighteen-to-seven. It looked like the Hurricanes could grab a series sweep.
Unfortunately, that fantastic energy dissipated in the second period. Carolina rapidly found themselves on the losing end, with Richard Panik finding a wide-open hole on Petr Mrazek‘s right side. Two minutes and nine seconds later, Evgeny Kuznetsov would score his seventh powerplay goal of the year, putting the Canes down by two after two periods.