Carolina’s Power Play Has Gone Missing - and the Final Knows It

Carolina’s power play has spent long stretches looking like it left its game back at the hotel, and that is a dangerous place to be in the Stanley Cup Final. The Hurricanes have built everything around pace, pressure, and structure, but special teams in June can turn a tidy game plan into a trapdoor. When one side starts hunting for a spark and the other side smells blood, every minor penalty suddenly feels like a referendum on the whole series.