Jan. 31, 2026
Canes lose in overtime in Washington
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How should the headline read? The Canes blow a 3-0 lead and lose, 4-3, in overtime? Or, the Canes stole a point in their OT loss in Washington? Because both of those things are essentially true. According to head coach Rod Brind'Amour his team was as bad as he can recall in a 60-minute game. And, statistically speaking, he was not wrong. Carolina was dominated in every area of the game -- other than goaltending -- in the loss. Only Frederik Andersen, who made 38 saves on the night, drew praise from the head coach. Andersen stopped 19 shots in the 1st period and another 19 the rest of the way as his team spent far too much time defending on the night. Mark Jankowski, Sebastian Aho and Shayne Gostisbehere each scored in the loss.
