Once again, the Hurricanes were involved in a game where they were playing from behind and ended up having a huge lead in shots and scoring chances partially because of it. Don't get me wrong, Carolina having an advantage in shots and scoring chances for yet another game is a good thing in the long-run, but it's still very early in the year and I'm not sure how much stock can be put in these numbers since the Hurricanes are being forced to play catch-up in almost every game they've played in. The good news is that Carolina had the slight upper-hand at even strength when the game was close and that should lead to more wins down the line. The bad news is that it may not matter as much if their special teams continue to be as bad as they've been this season.
Even strength play is often what leads to more wins but it's worth noting that there are more penalties being called this year, so special teams play could have a bigger impact than usual. Not being able...
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Kurtis Foster,
Tye McGinn,
Cam Ward,
Claude Giroux,
Jamie McBain,
Tim Gleason,
Jordan Staal,
Eric Staal,
Andreas Nodl,
Jiri Tlusty,
Drayson Bowman,
Zac Dalpe,
Bobby Sanguinetti,
Joni Pitkanen,
Justin Faulk,
Alexander Semin,
Dan Ellis,
Jussi Jokinen,
Tim Brent,
Jay Harrison,
Jeff Skinner,
Chad LaRose,
Braydon Coburn,
Mike Knuble,
Brayden Schenn,
Sean Couturier,
Luke Schenn,
Matt Read,
Ruslan Fedotenko,
Bruno Gervais,
Ilya Bryzgalov,
Zac Rinaldo,
Kimmo Timonen,
Jakub Voracek
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