Well, we’d be lying if we said we didn’t see this one coming.
The Carolina Hurricanes traveled up North to take on the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. In Bill Peters’ first game behind the bench this preseason, he decided to go with a young roster, made up largely of AHL-bound players.
Minnesota decided to go a different route as they iced an opening night preview in front of their home fans.
Despite this, the ‘Canes jumped out to an early lead. A powerplay deflection from Bryan Bickell found its way past Devan Dubnyk and gave Carolina a 1-0 lead.