It wasn’t the Hurricanes’ best game. Not even close to it. Two goals were given up to Alex Ovechkin in the first period, sealing his place in the National Hockey League as the 11th highest scorer in league history. For the bulk of the game, the Carolina Hurricanes could not generate any momentum, and when they did, it often came with a whistle.
I will say this had to be the worst officiated game I have ever borne witness to. The number of missed calls and even questionable calls were egregious. So much so that even the Hurricanes’ senior editor Michael Smith (@MSmithCanes) took to Twitter, quoting the NHL Official Rules.