Carolina Hurricanes: Morning After crapping out against Vegas

03/12/23 • 39 min

Canes Corner | Carolina Hurricanes podcast from 99.9 The Fan

The Carolina Hurricanes couldn't solve Jonathan Quick and the Golden Knights in a 4-0 home ice loss. Carolina conceded a goal early in the 1st period and then late in the 2nd to trail 2-0 after two periods. the Golden Knights saw the game out from there. Carolina had their 4-game winning streak snapped and head to New Jersey with a 2-point lead in the Metropolitan Division over the Devils. Canes have taken 2 of the 3 games from Jersey this year so far, and will be trying to keep them in the rear view mirror over the final 4 weeks of the regular season.

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Carolina Hurricanes: Morning After the blanks the Flyers

The Hurricanes won their 4th in a row, 1-0, over the Flyers as Pyotr Kochetkov got the start after being recalled for the injured Antti Raanta. Pyotr, made 19 saves iin the win. Andrei Svechnikov scored the only goal the Hurricanes would need 2:09 into the first period as the Canes connected on their first power play of the night. After that, Carolina had enough chances, but the Flyers blocked 22 shots and many of them looked like certain goals. Carolina remains 4 points in front of the Devils in the Metropolitan Division race with 19 games left to play. Carolina's 43rd win of the year is second only to Boston's 49. The Canes will host Vegas on Saturday night before playing Sunday at New Jersey to close out the season series with the Devils.

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