Hurricanes Lose to Flames, Bussi Struggles

0:00From Calgary Flames coverage, this is your March 8th update. The Carolina Hurricanes fell to the Calgary Flames 5-4 in a wild end to their Pacific road trip. Brandon Bussey's struggle big time and net, especially with puck handling, which directly led to several flames' goals. Carolina jumped out fast with a goal just 44 seconds in from Seth Jarvis, but things unraveled quick after that. Calgary stormed back in the second period, scoring three times in seven minutes to take a three-to-one lead. They capitalized on turnovers right out of the gate and a powerplay chance. The flames outshot the Hurricanes 13-7 that frame, as Carolina looked sloppy after a strong first period. Fatigue might have hit hard after four games in five nights, including a battle against Edmonton the night before. The team also missed defensemen, Shane Gostisbehari, due to injury, though coach Rod Brindamore downplayed it as short-term. That second period stood out as one of Carolina's worst all season. In the third, Bussey's puck woes gave up another early goal for a four-to-one flames lead.

1:05With the Hurricanes rallied with goals from Sean Walker and Alexander Nickishin on the powerplay, cutting it to four-to-three. Calgary pulled ahead five-to-three on a breakaway before Andres Sveshnikov scored late with the extra attacker. Carolina sits two-and-two on the trip, but holds a ten-point lead over Pittsburgh in the Metropolitan Division. Sebastian Ajo and Jarvis each had three points, all assists for Ajo. The team heads home for Game Starting Tuesday, hoping Bussey shakes this func soon. This DNN story is thanks to our sponsor details in the description. Press play. Put your head down. The sound is already there, S-O-L-I-S-L-E-Pillow.com.