WASHINGTON — The Carolina Hurricanes headed to the road for the first time this season to kick off a back-to-back and open the Capital One Arena for the 2019-2020 season on Saturday. The Canes won in overtime by a score of 3-2 in James Reimer’s first start in a Canes sweater. The Canes went down by a score of 0-2 before clawing their way back with two third period goals, then killing an overtime penalty before coming out on top.
Despite all of the bad blood in the preseason and the words between the teams in the media, the game was surprisingly tame.