that went uncalled. If the roles were reversed, he's certainly getting whistled for an infraction. At the same time, there were a grand total of zero penalties called in the third period; the whistles had seemingly been holstered.
And speaking of Svechnikov, he took a slashing penalty at the 19:14 mark of the third period. It was a blatant slash, and it was totally avoidable.
On the ensuing power play just 17 seconds later, Jamie Benn tied the game at two. That stunted the Canes' momentum heading into the intermission.
"I don't like the penalty Svech takes," Brind'Amour said. "That's 150 feet away from our net. He doesn't really need to do that, and it leads to a goal."
Plus: Haydn Fleury
For a team that had scored 113 goals coming into this game, it was a statistical anomaly that Fleury had yet to find the scoresheet for a point.
In his 32nd game of the season, that finally changed.
The Canes' fourth line grinded out a shift that began with Cedric Paquette flattening John Klingberg, who retrieved the dump-in. The Canes stayed hungry on the puck, and it eventually worked up the far wall to Fleury, who teed off a shot that found its way through traffic and past Oettinger. Cedric Paquette, who had net-front presence, pointed right to Fleury, indicating his goal. Fleury smiled and tossed his arms up in relief.
