Last night’s match had all the narrative to just be a throwaway loss for the Carolina Hurricanes.
The team was sitting comfortably at the top of their division, on the second half of a back-to-back, on the road, following a string of hard and gutsy games and with a much needed break just on the horizon.
But instead of going through the motions, the Canes emptied the tank and dominated the Buffalo Sabres, defeating them 5-1 to enter the All-Star break on a high note.
Let’s look at how they did it.