Aiming to bounce back after suffering their first defeat of the series on Friday night, Rod Brind'Amour and players alike
stressed on Saturday
that trusting their set plays on the man advantage would be key moving forward.
With a heavy sense of physicality again from the get-go, it took just 2:41 for the group to get their first opportunity. 49 seconds later the chance doubled, becoming a two-man advantage.
And Carolina would make good on it.
The lone first-period tally came as a part of what was another start marred by penalties, with six calls coming in the opening 8:43. However, one final infraction came at the buzzer of the first period, sending Carolina to the power-play to start the second.
And again, they'd cash in.