Carolina's five goals brought an early end to the night of Tuukka Rask, who was pulled from the game after making just seven stops in the game's opening 20 minutes. Linus Ullmark entered in relief of him and while Ullmark's night was better numerically, the Canes were able to beat him as well.
Despite there being six total goals in the game's first frame, there were none in the second and it took until the third for visiting side to make it 6-1.
Two power play goals from Slavin and Andrei Svechnikov put a bow on the night's scoring, giving the Canes a 7-1 victory.
They Said It:
Rod Brind'Amour on the huge first period:
"There was a purpose in what we were trying to do. Listen, we scored on our chances, right? That doesn't happen a lot. A lot of times we'll have that exact same period and we're down 1-0. It's just the way it works. We were able to capitalize and everything we did right seemed to go in the net, which was nice. You'll take it, for sure. It doesn't happen very often.
Derek Stepansharing his thoughts on going to the front of the net, where the Canes scored four of their first five goals:
"Every single night it's important to be there. You look around the league, that's where the goals are scored. It takes hard work to get there, but a lot of times when you do get there, you get rewarded."
Jaccob Slavin speaking on the abilities of Tony DeAngelo, as the two combined for six points:
"We had Dougie last year and Dougie was that guy that got a lot of points and Tony's stepped in and done a great job. He's been an awesome player and it's great to have that point production from the back end. Tony and I have been playing well together and I hope we'll be able to keep building that chemistry. Giving him the puck is never a bad option."
What's Next?:
The Canes come back to Raleigh post-game, will have an off day Wednesday and then practice Thursday before a back-to-back set against the New York Rangers at home Friday and New Jersey on the road Saturday.
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