In what has become such a prevalent storyline already this season (decade?), the Carolina Hurricanes struggled to get the better of their opponent despite outshooting and outchancing them by drastic amounts.
This time it was the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Colorado Avalanche, who the Canes tried to beat into submission with an onslaught of vulcanized rubber, outshooting them 48-15 and outchancing them 83-31, according to NaturalStatTrick.com.
Despite that dominance, the Hurricanes ended up on the wrong side of a 3-2 overtime final at PNC Arena Thursday night.
At 5v5, it was all Hurricanes and with a little better puck luck, they ride off into the sunset with a convincing win.