For the first time since the opening four games of the season, the Carolina Hurricanes have won four straight games, but they certainly did their best to leave that streak in question for long stretches on Sunday.
Despite surrendering four goals to the Ottawa Senators in a wild second period, the Hurricanes came through on the strength of a Justin Williams power play goal and did tally their fourth win on the spin, taking a 5-4 victory at Canadian Tire Centre to move to 3–0 in the new year.
The game started well for the visitors, who earned a power play less than a minute in when Zack Smith took a seat for tripping Sebastian Aho.