RALEIGH, N.C. — This article originally appeared on pittsburghhockeynow.com.
By the middle of the third period, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby glided slowly across the ice on a line change, then slammed the bench door.
The Carolina Hurricanes (10-2-0) had just four shots on goal in the first period, but three of them were high-danger chances, including a pair of goals. The Pittsburgh Penguins (5-8-2) controlled much of the territory, but a few horrendous mistakes by defenseman Erik Karlsson gifted Carolina sure-fire goals, and the Penguins melted from there.
The top-heavy Penguins team was not able to convert their chances, and the game withered into a morose exposition of the Penguins’ mistakes. Carolina beat the Penguins 5-1 at Lenovo Center Thursday. Carolina has won eight in a row.
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