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Carolina Hurricanes: Force Game 7 against the Capitals

By Omar Abdelgawad

RALEIGH, NC - APRIL 22: Carolina Hurricanes Center Jordan Staal (11) celebrates with teammates after scoring the game-winning goal in the third period during a game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Washington Capitals on April 22, 2019 at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - APRIL 22: Carolina Hurricanes Center Jordan Staal (11) celebrates with teammates after scoring the game-winning goal in the third period during a game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Washington Capitals on April 22, 2019 at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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RALEIGH, NC – APRIL 18: Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk (57) and Washington Capitals center Travis Boyd (72) chase after a puck during a game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Washington Capitals on April 18, 2019, at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – APRIL 18: Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk (57) and Washington Capitals center Travis Boyd (72) chase after a puck during a game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Washington Capitals on April 18, 2019, at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

The First Period Needed Tightening up

Once again the Carolina Hurricanes found themselves down a goal early for the fourth time this series. This time it comes off the stick of Brett Connolly who went top shelf on an unsuspecting Petr Mrazek only five minutes into the game to start off the scoring.

It wasn’t the flashiest of goals, but it did stick a dent into the Carolina fans in the seats who all started to wonder if this night was going to end badly. Luckily for them Foegle answered with his four-goal of the series on an impressive spin shot after the Capitals were scrambling to return to a five on five at the end of a Carolina Powerplay:

That brought the crowd right back into it. Suddenly the standards set by the first five games that said that the team that scores first will win seemed irrelevant. These were not the same Carolina Hurricanes from game five that were slow and sluggish.

These were the Carolina Hurricanes from games 3 and 4 that seemed unafraid to take it the Washington Capitals and perhaps take a lead in this game early and not look back. But even that enthusiasm was deflated, by none other than esteemed Washington Captain and expert wedding dancer, Alex Ovechkin:

If thats all I knew of the game, I would have concluded that the Capitals defeated the Hurricanes that night and handshakes sent the Capitals to a dance with the New York Islanders. But we know what came in the later periods. This is not how this story ends. Like LL Cool J says: “Don’t call this a regular jam.”

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