The Hurricanes survived a sluggish (in the extreme) start against the Tampa Bay Lightning Monday, but still did not have enough to win, falling 4-2 in their first regulation loss on home ice of the season.
Canes survive horrible first, but late mistake costs them
Saturday’s 4-0 win over Tampa was a clinic for how dominant the Canes can be when they’re on their game. The first period Monday was the polar opposite. The Lightning owned the early stages of Monday’s game, dominating shots, chances, puck possession and any other metric you can think of through the first 10 minutes and change.