Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom came into tonight's game on the verge of a dubious record: four games away from the most career games for a starting NHL goaltender without recording a shutout. Welp...
Such is the way the Carolina Hurricanes longest road trip of the season began, as the Canes fell to the Canucks 3-0 for their first shutout loss of the season. The game followed an all too familiar pattern for the Canes; a solid first period which bore no fruit, followed by a second period that began with the Canucks taking control of the action and never relinquishing it.