The Canes did earn a point, taking the wild card-chasing Wild to a shootout, but they were looking for two points to keep their own playoff hopes alive. It was their sixth game out of seven to reach extra time, and the last of a five-game road trip.
Something called March Madness has had the PNC Arena tied up for a few days.
There was no scoring in the game until late in the second period, when the Wild’s David Jones knocked in a rebound to take the first lead of the game.
Less than two minutes later, though, the Hurricanes struck back with a beautiful transition play out of their own zone.