Even the Digital Canes Have Penalty Issues.
I wish I was joking. But the Carolina Hurricanes had to kill six penalties, including about a minute of five on three time against the Blues in the first two periods. But through it all the Hurricanes Penalty Killing stayed true to reality and the team only allowed a single goal to be scored through all that.
Unfortunately, it was the one they needed to take a one goal lead into the third period. All that power play time allowed the Blues to rack up Shots on Petr Mrazek, who was playing lights out even in the digital world.
Canes Down 3-2 After 40. Time to bear down and create some offense. Need to stop going to the box.
— Cardiac Cane (@CardiacCane) March 20, 2020
Blues with 47 Shots on Goal.
Canes with only 34 Shots on Goal. https://t.co/t5JzLUJsZH
It however also took away from the Hurricanes’ ability to generate offense, With penalty after penalty taken in the second period, the initial lead of 2-1 taken into that game was quickly erased and went the other way.
When the team actually does manage to give itself the time to play offense great things do happen. That is exactly what happened in the third.