NJ.com · Nov 19, 2018
Devils can't overcome disastrous opening 30 seconds in loss to Hurricanes | Rapid reaction
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Curtis McElhinney (35) blocks the shot of a charging New Jersey Devils' Blake Coleman (20) with Hurricanes' Calvin de Haan (44) nearby during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Raleigh, N.C. (The first goal 22 seconds into play was a gut punch. The second goal eight seconds later kicked the Devils while they were down.
Two Carolina Hurricanes goals in the opening 30 seconds immediately put goalie Cory Schneider and the Devils behind the eight ball, and while they stopped the bleeding there, those two scores proved to be enough in a 2-1 Hurricanes win on Sunday at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina.