In summary, the New Jersey Devils deserved exactly what they got from tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes. They lost 2-3 to the Canes; surprisingly in regulation given Carolina's results so far in this month. They were down as much as 0-3 to the home team. It would be easy to say that they made a comeback effort and it just fell short. It's also not untrue. But it doesn't cover the larger tale of how this game went down.
They played stupid in the first period. Despite some whistle-happy officials, the players thought it was best to take four penalties.