The Carolina Hurricanes suffered their first shutout loss of the season last night, and were blanked 3-0 by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
This loss was also the first consecutive loss of the season for the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 12-5-1, tying them with Tampa Bay in the Central Division standings. This series with the Bolts will be a pivotal set of games to look back to at the end of the season, regardless where the Canes finish.
Carolina is now 2-2-0 against Tampa Bay on the season, which doesn’t sound too bad, considering they are the defending champs. However, this game was tough to watch in many facets, and was the Hurricanes’ least complete game of the season.
Hopefully the Canes can bounce back on Thursday after this shutout loss like the Bolts did against them on Monday.
Here’s what we can take away from the first goose egg of the season: