The Carolina Hurricanes came out swinging in the first period but just couldn’t find the net. They had four powerplays and a ton of open opportunities but could never quite finish. It seemed like no matter what the Canes brought Tuukka Rask just had an answer for it.
Shutting the Canes down all first period even after a dominate 20 shot performance. The other storyline of the first would be the lack of discipline from our Canes Captain, Justin Williams, as he found himself in the box three times after saying the Canes wouldn’t make the same mistakes going on the PK before the game.