Sharks bite Canes in OT, Raanta helps secure point

If you play with fire you’re going to get burned, and if you play ugly hockey you’re eventually going to lose a game.

The Carolina Hurricanes have been far from their best during their three-game California swing, and it finally bit them in the loss column Monday night in San Jose. The Canes fell to the Sharks 2-1 in overtime, as an off-kilter effort and nonexistent power play doomed Carolina to just its third loss of the season.

To his credit Antti Raanta was very good in Carolina’s net Monday, stopping 25 of the 27 shots he faced. Raanta kept the Canes in the game for a long time, and did a lot himself to earn the team its one point. It was the rest of the squad that fell flat, as Carolina…