The Carolina Hurricanes entered the first intermission Friday night aware of their solid first-period effort while still trailing 2-0 on the scoreboard.
"We felt good about the way we were playing," Riley Nash told the press later. "There were two from the point that were lucky. Overall, we were getting chances and getting the puck deep. It just wasn't going our way early but we stuck to it."
Nash's confidence and realistic grasp on the game were clearly echoed throughout the locker room, as the 'Canes went on to rally for a rousing 5-3 win over the Pacific Division-leading San Jose Sharks.
Friday's comeback was, remarkably, the seventh time in 30 contests that the 'Canes have rallied from a 2-0 deficit to tie the game.
This 2013-14 Carolina team, while still just 13-12-5 where it counts, is drastically removed from their "fragile" days of last spring.
The Hurricanes rallied from two goals down in six of 48 matches in 2012-13, but were able to eventually pull out the win in only one:
In 18 fewer games so far this campaign, th ...
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Article written by Mark Jones