Game three of the Hurricanes’ crucial five-game home stand could have sprung them to 2-0-1 start heading into a tough slate of weekend games.
That isn’t what happened, though.
On Thursday night, the Hurricanes mailed in one of their more disappointing games of the season and were bested by a Red Wings team that outworked them in all facets of the game.
It was all Carolina early on, though. Sebastian Aho had a pair of great scoring chances, including a clear-cut breakaway, but he and his teammates were held off the scoreboard by Jonathan Bernier.