Last Friday night, the Canes lost a big lead late, and injury concerns have added to a growing problem in the final game before the Christmas break.
The Carolina Hurricanes are hurting, and they haven't maintained leads in their last two games. After coughing up a 3-0 lead to the Panthers on Friday, they did the same thing on Saturday in Tampa. The Canes led by three after the first period before the Lightning scored three times in the second.