RALEIGH, N.C. — The frustration bubbled over late in the second period, after the Carolina Hurricanes‘ latest rush failed to get off even a shot as they trailed big against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.
The Hurricanes were disconnected from the start and they were so apparently suffocated by the pressure of the moment. How else do you explain the way they habitually turned gold to lead in Game 2?
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