Canes Country · Feb 18, 2021
About Last Night: Hot start not enough as Panthers claw back
Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe Carolina Hurricanes came up short at home Wednesday evening against the Florida Panthers, earning a point but ultimately losing 4-3 in overtime after a Jonathan Huberdeau breakaway winner for Florida.
The Canes started out strong with an awesome first period, but couldn’t put together a full effort to get two points and move to the top of the Central Division standings.
Here are three takeaways from the Canes’ overtime loss:
Ugly turnovers and poor transitional D
The Panthers scored four goals Wednesday in PNC Arena, and all four of them came in transition due to either a bad turnover or a lapse in Carolina’s defense.