A little more than a minute later, Tyler Johnson took advantage of a failed zone clear and tied the game at one. The Lightning would add a pair of goals later in the period - Kevin Shattenkirk on the power play and Steven Stamkos late - to take a 3-1 lead into the intermission.
"In the first period, we had too many turnovers. That's their game, feeding off those," Slavin said.
"It was a pretty complete game. We had a couple gaffes, and that team kills you when you do that, almost like clockwork," Brind'Amour said. "I just give the guys credit. They dug in and dug themselves out of it."
5. Neutralizing the Opposition
After Stamkos' goal, the Hurricanes limited the Lightning, a team that possesses one of the league's most potent offensive attacks, to just two shots on goal in the remaining 44:09 of game time - fewer shots on goal than the Canes had in 1:53 of overtime alone (3).
It was a remarkable team defensive effort, especially since the two shots were separated by just two seconds, and it figured to only be a matter of time before the Canes tied the game with that sort of puck dominance.
"You can't do much better than that," Brind'Amour said. "It was a great effort. That was our third in four days, and it didn't look like it."
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The Hurricanes will face off with another old Southeast Division opponent, the Florida Panthers, in Sunrise on Tuesday.