The Carolina Hurricanes got off to a spectacular start on Friday. Conversely, their opponent, the Winnipeg Jets, got off to a horrendous start.
Before Friday’s game was even five minutes old, the Hurricanes had built a three-goal lead. Phillip Di Giuseppe opened the scoring at 1:43 of the first period. By the 4:33 mark, when Jordan Staal scored, Carolina was up three, forcing a goalie change for the Jets.
Connor Hellebuyck was pulled after allowing three goals on six shots.
The @NHLCanes scored three goals in the opening 4:33 of #CARvsWPG. Per @EliasSports: pic.twitter.com/kDv91NHuHk
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 6, 2016
Things #NHLJets talked about after gameday skate today: Quick start, good penalty killing. Ya that's not working out.
— Ted Wyman (@Ted_Wyman) February 6, 2016
Update: It’s 4-0 Hurricanes . . . 10:04 into the game. Yup. Could be a long one tonight in Winnipeg.