Thoughts From My Couch

The Hurricanes are in the Pacific Northwest tonight, as we on the East Coast sit up way past our bedtimes to watch them take on the Seattle Kraken. With time winding down before the trade deadline passes, the Canes enter with wins in five straight and points in 12 straight, battling a Seattle team that is trying to stay north of the cut-off line in the Western Conference. The Canes have all of the momentum in the world on their side, but this daunting four-game, week-long trip is going to be a massive test for them. The team must've liked what Frederik Andersen showed on Saturday against Detroit because they turned right back to him tonight to get the trip started, facing a red-hot Joey Daccord on the other end. Scoring Summary 1st Period None 2nd Period SEA (3:22)- Kaapo Kakko (8) (Adam Larsson (12)) SEA (8:48)- Ben Meyers (6) (Frederik Gaudreau (14) & Adam Larsson (13)) CAR (18:30)- Nikolaj Ehlers (16) (Jordan Martinook (13) & Sean Walker (12) 3rd Period None My Thoughts ...

Last Game: The Hurricanes pushed their win streak and the point streak to five and 12 games, respectively, on Saturday night by clipping the Detroit Red Wings. After good early goaltending from both Frederik Andersen and Cam Talbot, the Canes broke the ice when Taylor Hall blocked a shot, sped the other way, and slid the puck around Talbot's right pad to get the Canes on the board. They got another in the final seconds on the power play. Sebastian Aho tried to hit Seth Jarvis at the back door, but his pass hit Simon Edvinsson's stick and beat his goalie to make it 2-0 Carolina. The Canes' fourth line added a third early in the middle frame. Sean Walker picked off a pass to spark the play, ending when Eric Robinson powered a rebound home. Things were looking good until a 4-on-4 late in the period gave Seattle some life. Edvinsson found a little space in the defense and put a perfect shot past Andersen's glove to get Detroit on the board. Just 47 seconds later, Patrick Ka...