I rewrote the title of this article at least three times during the third period. My first draft painted it as if the Carolina Hurricanes had been throttled. Then, there was a twinge of optimism with the Canes pulling within a goal. Ultimately, the comeback came up short, evening out the road trip with the toughest test yet to come.
The Carolina Hurricanes were without Sebastian Aho for the second game in a row and recently recalled Pyotr Kochetkov was backing up Antti Raanta while Frederik Andersen continues to recover from the shot he took to the mask against San Jose.