RALEIGH — Missed opportunities was the story of the series for the Hurricanes, and Game 4 was no different. Make no mistake, the Canes were outplayed in this series. But it wasn’t as bad as it looks. They were competitive at 5 on 5 for a lot of the series, but you can’t win a playoff series — much less the Eastern Conference Final — with incompetence on special teams.
1st Period
The Hurricanes came out of the gates characteristically hot, generating a couple good chances early. The PNC Arena energy in first periods has been invaluable for this club throughout the playoffs, but tonight it was Curtis McElhinney who was the catalyst early on.