Hurricanes Sweep Alberta, Hand Calgary first regulation loss, 4-2

Photo by Derek Leung/Getty ImagesSpecial teams were huge, the Canes withstood a surge in the second half, and Pyotr Kochectkov made several great saves as the Carolina Hurricanes followed up their thrilling come from behind win on Tuesday to hand the Calgary Flames their first regulation loss of the season Thursday night, 4-2.

It was clear from the start that the momentum the Canes had from their win against the Edmonton Oilers carried over to the fellow Alberta natives in Calgary. Dan Vladar kept the puck out of the net for a while in the first as the Canes peppered him with shots. Finally, at 12:17 of the first Ryan Lomberg took an interference penalty, sending the Canes to the Power Play…