The Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers treated us to an uncommon 5:00 PM weekday game on Wednesday, a game that was rescheduled due to the COVID breakout that plagued the Canes early in the season.
Another uncommon aspect of the game? Well, the Panthers and Hurricanes are division rivals once again for the first time since the old Southeast Division days and the two clubs went toe-to-toe for sole possession of first place in the new Discover NHL® Central Division (not quite as catchy as Southeast Division but whatever).
The Hurricanes were clearly the more prepared team in the opening period.