By Nathan Eide -
Unfortunately, they looked like they were relying upon a beaten team to show up, and do nothing more than give them two easy points.
Going into the third, it looked like the wheels were coming off for the Hurricanes. Minnesota controlled play, and Robbie Earl added his second of the afternoon, tying the game at 4. Minnesota then relaxed, with the game tied. This turned out to be a fatal mistake. The Wild would never again get a great scoring chance, and the Hurricanes were comfortable to play it out and go to overtime and the eventual shootout.
A few positives from the game:
Please read the game recap over at Canes Country
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