RALEIGH — Every time you thought it couldn’t get worse, it did.
The Carolina Hurricanes have won 21 games since the start of 2019. Number 22 did not come against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night at PNC Arena. The only silver lining was that it took all of three minutes to confirm that fact, the Jets racing out to a 4-0 lead after one period on their way to an 8-1 win that never saw them leave first gear.
It was a horror show for the Canes’ top line. Sebastian Aho, Nino Niederreiter and Justin Williams combined to go minus-14 on the evening, and the only reason each of them wasn’t -5 on his own was that Williams was in the penalty box for one of the goals.