For the first 58-plus minutes, the Carolina Hurricanes looked dead in the water, only putting one puck past Keith Kinkaid that was deflected off a New Jersey Devils’ defenseman in front. But then, with a minute left and Cam Ward pulled for the sixth attacker, Jeff Skinner pulled the Hurricanes’ flatlining playoff hopes off of life support.
The Hurricanes went to overtime and earned a crucial point, but fell on Taylor Hall’s rebound goal after Ward lost track of the puck with 22.7 seconds remaining to lose
Both teams had played the night before, but you wouldn’t have known it from the looks of things.