Canes called for 10 penalties in the loss
The Carolina Hurricanes lost to the Ottawa Senators 7-5 on Thursday night as they closed out their regular season in rare form.
The team was called for a total of 10 penalties in the game, including an “abuse of the officials” penalty on Shayne Gostisbehere after the game. On the other side, the Sens were called for three.
After the home team jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period, the Canes scored twice quickly to make a game of it just before the end of the period.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi snapped in his lethal wrist shot with two minutes and change left, and with less than a minute in the period, Skyler Brind’Amour knocked in a loose puck in the crease to score his first career NHL goal.
Just 50 seconds into the second period, Andrei Svechnikov scored a powerplay goal with a perfectly placed shot. Fans can only hope that he keeps that magic touch during the playoffs.
Shortly afterward, Jack Roslovic rifled in a shot and the Canes were cooking.
Tyson Jost made an excellent play, shooting in a pass from Taylor Hall to give the Canes a commanding 5-3 lead, or so we thought.
But the Senators were not done. They would score four straight goals in the third period, two of them on powerplays.
The Canes penalty kill was over-worked and killed six of nine penalties.
Next up come the Devils on Easter Sunday and the games are no longer meaningless. But can Carolina flip on the intensity switch and be ready?
Notes:
- Svechnikov and Hall each had two points on the night.
- Brent Burns played one shift in this game for a total of 24 seconds.
- Orlov played a team high 23:14.
- Kotkaniemi had a team best six shots on goal.
Game Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20242025/GS021309.HTM
Event Summary – https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20242025/ES021309.HTM
Team’s Recap – https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/recap-canes-cant-complete-comeback-in-game-82