Canes lose fourth in a row, this time in a shootout
This was a game of ups and downs as the Carolina Hurricanes jumped out to a dominating 2-0 lead in the first period, only to fall behind in the second, as they went on to lose to the Washington Capitals, 5-4 in a shootout at the Capital One Arena.
After a long ceremony for Alex Ovechkin, the Caps were a step behind as the Canes outshot them and outscored them, 2-0.
Pierre Luc Dubois would make it 2-1 before the end of the period and then the Caps came on strong in the second.
In that second period, the Caps came storming back to score three goals and they took a 4-2 lead.
The Canes never quit though and they scored twice in the third to tie the game, one on a Martinook shot and another by Seth Jarvis, as he knocked an Ovechkin shot at an open net out of the air to set up the play with just a minute and change left.
After a scoreless overtime, in which Brent Burns was called for tripping on a questionable call, the contest went to a shootout, which the Canes have yet to win this season.
Brind’Amour went with Blake, Svechnikov and Walker, none of whom came close to scoring.
Dubois scored the game-winner for Washington.
There were no fireworks in this game like the previous one, although Jalen Chatfield had to answer the call for his criticized take down in his last fight.
Apparently, PK Subban was one of the “morons” Brind’Amour talked about concerning the media who made a big deal about the previous Chatfield take down. During the ESPN+ telecast, he said he thought there should have been a suspension.
He also ranked Carolina number eight, out of the eight teams in the Eastern Conference playoffs. He predicted a first round exit and a loss to the Devils.
By the way, the point earned tonight gave the Canes the home ice advantage against the Devils in their first round matchup.
The Hurricanes have played poorly recently but the Devils have not been lighting anything up either. Hopefully, this will be bulletin board material for Carolina.
After losing all four games on their road trip, the team returns home for a game against the Rangers on Saturday night.
Game Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20242025/GS021252.HTM
Event Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20242025/ES021252.HTM
Team Recap – https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/recap-canes-pick-up-point-against-caps