For the fourth consecutive season, the Carolina Hurricanes are going to compete for the Stanley Cup. After the 5-3 comeback victory over the Buffalo Sabres, your Carolina Hurricanes are going to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Mathematically, they’re in. Now, there’s a game to talk about, we’ll talk about the playoffs a little later.
Carolina found themselves in a 2-0 hole early in this one after another slow start. It was the powerplay that grabbed the momentum back for the Canes, and the team even managed to correct themselves and wake up. However, they wouldn’t open up their account for the game until the second period when Sebastian Aho had a shot just fool everybody and half the Sabres’ lead.