Sometimes a team loses.
After 11 straight wins, a 17-game point streak and a 12-game road point streak, the Carolina Hurricanes counters have all been reset to zero.
A 5-3 loss at the hands of the New York Rangers in the heart of the Canes’ own personal hell – also known as Madison Square Garden – saw Carolina suffer its first regulation loss since a 4-0 loss to the Arizona Coyotes on November 22.
It wasn’t a pretty game for the Canes – nor the officials to be honest but that hardly mattered in the end – and a poor effort in the second half of the game sealed their fate.