The Coyotes seemed to be rolling fairly well during the first period of their game against the Carolina Hurricanes, and I’m sure they went into the first intermission feeling pretty confident and pleased with their efforts. Hockey rules require, however, that teams return to the ice for second and third periods, and the second stanza was not a pleasant one for the Coyotes.
In fact, fans probably wondered if the group of players that left the ice after twenty minutes were the same folks that appeared for period two. The ‘Yotes had a two-goal lead early in the second, but before you could say “Let’s go Coyotes,” they had given up four unanswered goals!