Carolina Hurricanes: A loss that stings against the Capitals
The Carolina Hurricanes find them in a very tough spot after a Thursday night loss to the Washington Capitals. We take a look back at what this loss tells us.
Last night’s loss saw the Carolina Hurricanes drop both games of a home-and-home series with Metro division rival, the Washington Capitals. It was the biggest game of the season to date, and the Hurricanes could just not squeak this one out. The play was better than Tuesday night, nonetheless, there is still work to be done in the remaining 5 games of the regular season.
The Carolina Hurricanes are still holding on to that number one wildcard spot – but only by the skin of their teeth. They lead Montreal and Columbus by a single point. The end of the season is going to take some seriously gutsy performances. Especially if they wish for there to be at least four more games after April 6th.
Unfortunately for the fans, they did not get to see the final Storm Surge of the season and will disappointingly have to wait until either the post season or perhaps even all the way to October to feast our eyes on another post game shenanigan.
Regardless of the outcome tonight, this will be our last storm surge of the season. It has been an absolute treat celebrating victories with our @NHLCanes fans and muddying up the waters a little bit. We’ve created a buzz again in Carolina but we know ultimately we’ve done that
— Justin Williams (@JustinWilliams) March 28, 2019
So, what did last night tell us about the Carolina Hurricanes in game 77? They have to start way faster, stop surrendering goals right after they score, and they learned a valuable lesson on how tough a playoff series *might* be.