After a battle of endurance on Wednesday in Game 7 of the first round against the defending Stanley Cup champions, Washington Capitals, the Hurricanes once again shock the hockey world with yet another overtime win. In rest vs rust, each of the rested teams so far in round two has showed up rusted.
As with every game in the playoffs, fans will complain about referee calls and understandably in a close game like this. A few times in this game, the officiating was questionable, but compared to games in the first round, it wasn’t all that bad, and the officiating was actually decent making the calls that matter, the dangerous plays.