For the first time this season the Carolina Hurricanes are on a losing streak.
The Canes fell 2-1 Wednesday night in their first-ever game against the Seattle Kraken, as a late third-period winner from Marcus Johansson closed the door on Carolina’s second loss this week.
Defenseman Brendan Smith had the Canes’ lone goal in the first period, blasting home a great pass from Tony DeAngelo to give Carolina a 1-0 lead with his second score of the season. That was all the Canes would get offensively, though, as the Kraken and goaltender Philipp Grubauer closed the door.