After a grueling shootout loss at the hands of the 2-12-1 Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night, the Carolina Hurricanes have dropped to 1-3 in games that extend past 60 minutes, those games accounting for four of their 12 matchups this season. That record is really no surprise and, given past performance, there’s no reason to believe that a larger sample size will make this data much prettier.
You’ll recall that the Hurricanes pushed quite a few games last season past the third period: 23, more than a quarter of their games. Over the past two seasons, the team ranked 3rd in the league in overtime games played (49).