Carolina trails 2-0 in the second-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, twice losing one-goal games on home ice. Now the Lightning are returning home for Thursday night’s Game 3, and time is running out for the Hurricanes to create the one or two breaks that coach Rod Brind’Amour keeps hoping are close. It’s just we’ve got to convert.”The Hurricanes have certainly gotten their chances. Niederreiter, second on the team with 20 regular-season goals, exited Saturday’s skate early with an upper-body injury. Brind’Amour said the Hurricanes have played “more than good enough to win” the first two games of the series.

Source: thestar June 02, 2021 22:07 UTC