Recap: Canes Suffer Shootout Loss To Columbus

COLUMBUS, OH. -The Carolina Hurricanes dropped a third consecutive result Saturday afternoon, falling to the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 in a shootout.

The Story

Turning to Antti Raanta in net after Pyotr Kochetkov had started the team's two most recent contests, the veteran netminder was needed in the opening moments to keep the game scoreless. Arguably the best chance for either side in the opening frame, the save played a big part in eventually sending the contest to the second period scoreless.
But what the first period lacked in terms of scoring, the second period more than made up for.
The first two goals of the frame painted a picture that was not very kind to the Canes though as Barnaul, Russia-born Andrei Svechnikov took two penalties in the span of 2:51. The infractions allowed fellow Barnaul-born product Kirill Marchenko to strike not just once, but on both tries, giving Columbus a quick 2-0 advantage.
Looking bleak for the visiting side momentarily, Carolina was forced to dig in to try and get back into the contest.
Thanks to Max Pacioretty and the power play, they were able to.
Just 2:18 after Marchenko's second, Max Pacioretty was able to pinball the rebound of a Seth Jarvis past Joonas Korpisalo for his first goal as a Hurricane.

Then, minutes later, after a scrum around Raanta's net resulted in a man advantage for Carolina, Brady Skjei was able to even the contest with his eighth goal of the year.
With momentum on their side, the Canes would then conclude a run of three goals in 7:36 with Pacioretty's second marker of the period. This one coming of the power play variety, #67 showcased the strength of his shot, breaking the twig of a Blue Jackets defender before going by Korpisalo to give his team the lead.

A tale of two periods, the Canes took their 3-2 lead into the third.
However, a third goal for Marchenko set the stage for a final period of regulation that was tied for the final 14:37 tied.
After no game-winning goal was found before the end of regulation, Carolina wound up in its league-leading 14th overtime in 40 games.
Despite Columbus scoring on their first two attempts, Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen were able to pull their team from the jaws of defeat. However, in the fifth round, Kent Johnson was able to get the deciding tally for Columbus.

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They Said It

Brady Skjeioffering his assessment of the outcome, post-game...
"It wasn't out game. We didn't play the way that we needed to play for a full 60 minutes... We just didn't have our "A" game, but I think we could've had a better effort and a better result."
Skjei,continuing on what he would have liked to see different...
"The game against Nashville it was a relentless forechecking game. We were getting pucks behind their defensemen, creating chaos in front of their net. I just don't think we did that quite as well as we usually do."
Martin Necasgiving his thoughts...
"I just don't think we have 20 guys pulling on the rope. Rod said it after the game. If you don't play some shifts 100%, it might end up in your net, or you take a penalty that winds up in a goal. We've got to get it all together and play a full 60. If we play the game the way we should, there are no weaknesses in our game."
Rod Brind'Amourconcluding with his assessment...
"At the end of the day, we didn't kill penalties very well. That makes it feel worse. We had a pretty solid game in some areas, but our special teams wasn't great. Even though we got two power play goals, we got fortunate, really. That's an area that wasn't great tonight and probably the difference in the game."

Bonus Notes

• Dylan Coghlan played in just his second game since November 9 today, entering in place of Calvin de Haan. de Haan was a healthy scratch, with Rod Brind'Amour citing the team's desire to keep everyone fresh as the reasoning.
• Tonight was just the eighth time in 40 games that Carolina scored multiple goals on the power play.
• The Canes move to 25-8-7 with the defeat.

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What's Next?

The Canes will return to Raleigh post-game and are scheduled to be off on Sunday. They'll then practice on Monday ahead of a meeting with the New Jersey Devils Tuesday night at PNC Arena.
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