Just 21 seconds later, Hintz scored again, this time in legal fashion, to tie the game at two. Then, on a 5-on-3 power play, Joe Pavelski slid a one-timer through Reimer to give the Stars their first lead of the game.
At one point, the Canes were being outshot 16-6 in the period. They were disorganized and had trouble moving the puck up the ice, forcing them to defend more than attack, but Reimer was solid, and the Canes turned it around late in the period, a push punctuated by McGinn's goal.
"We were flirting with disaster, and that's not how we want to play," Staal said. "It's never going to be perfect every night. Good teams find ways to win. We did grind a bit and we found ways to create some offense. Some timely goals, and we found a way to get two points. It wasn't pretty, and we could be better in a lot of situations."