The Hurricanes have come out as one of the strongest teams in the league with a 6-2-0 record, but have lost two of their last three games. The biggest issue facing the Canes is their lack of discipline. They have taken a league high 37 penalties through their first eight games and have allowed 8 goals on the ensuing power play attempts. While the penalty kill percentage isn’t terrible, it was the sole reason they lost the game in San Jose, who were outplayed in the game but scored two power play goals off their first seven shots.
Lucas Wallmark was an inch away from pulling a Niclas Wallin and putting a puck into his own net on a delayed penalty sequence.