The Carolina Hurricanes suffered a mile-high loss in Colorado Saturday night, as the Avalanche’s best players led the way to a 4-1 win for the home team in Ball Arena.
The defending cup champs got two first-period goals from Cale Makar and a third-period insurance goal from Nathan MacKinnon, as Carolina didn’t quite have enough offensively to stick with the Avalanche. The Canes’ lone goal came from Jordan Staal in the middle frame, while Mikko Rantanen scored an empty netter to cap off a four-point night.
Antti Raanta, despite the goals against, had a solid night in net, stopping 24 of 27 shots faced and making some really great saves to keep the Canes close throughout the night.