RALEIGH — After taking a two goal lead into the third period, the Carolina Hurricanes allowed the Red Wings to crawl back into the game and forced overtime and a shootout. The Canes severely outshot Detroit in regulation (52 to 28) but of course couldn’t get enough of them past back up goaltender Jonathan Bernier.
The Hurricanes started slow and out of sync with sloppy passing and early defensive breakdowns. Both sides were able to generate some decent early chances in what shaped up to be a pretty exciting first period with 27 total shots on goal.