The Carolina Hurricanes overwhelmed the Edmonton Oilers on Monday, handing the Oilers their first loss in the preseason while improving the Canes to 4-1-0. The special teams play by the Hurricanes proved far too powerful for Cam Talbot and the Oilers defense.
The first period was dominated by the Hurricanes and the scoring started early on. Drake Caggiula took a slashing penalty (more on that theme later) at 5:02 which was followed by a hooking call on Jujhar Khaira which set up a 5 on 3 for the Canes.