Necas dazzles in Stadium Series shutdown

Photo by Andrea Cardin/NHLI via Getty ImagesTwo weeks ago, Martin Necas was taking an unwanted weekend off.

The Canes’ young winger missed out on a deserved trip to the All-Star Game, despite career numbers that more than warranted selection.

But Saturday night in Carter-Finley Stadium, with the eyes of the NHL on an electric Stadium Series atmosphere years in the making for the Hurricanes, Necas stole the show as the Canes beat the Washington Capitals 4-1.

He finished the game with three points, scoring a snipe on the power play in the second period while assisting on a pair of Carolina goals. But beyond just filling up the stat sheet, Necas was absolutely dynamite from the very first drop of…