Blowouts define series between Hurricanes-Devils, Kraken-Stars
Nerves. Excitement. Anxiety. All those emotions and feelings normally associated with the NHL playoffs have been mostly absent in the two conference semi-final series that resume on Thursday.
“It’s tough to put your finger on it,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “I don’t really have an answer for you on that, to be honest with you.” Eight of 17 games in the second round through Tuesday have been decided by three or more goals, with six of the eight coming in the Devils-Hurricanes and Kraken-Stars series. The teams on the losing end of those results have responded well, going 5-1 the next game.The lack of drama combined with some non-traditional markets playing in this round of the post-season hasn’t been a perfect formula for the NHL.
“That’s just the way it’s been going right now,” Carolina defenceman Jalen Chatfield said. “It’s a little bit different.”The Hurricanes will get a second shot at closing out a series in five games on home ice, and they’re hoping for a different result. For the Devils, everything must change from the first two games in Raleigh. They managed just one shot on goal in the first period of the 5-1 loss in Game 1, then gave up four second-period goals in a 6-1 loss in Game 2 – with the Hurricanes dictating the flow of the game each time.
The stars led the way in Game 4. There was another playoff goal from Joe Pavelski, two goals by Max Domi and 31:03 of ice time for defenceman Miro Heiskanen – the most by any player this post-season for a game that didn’t go to overtime.
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