Game number two of Canes’ College Night brought energy as right wing Patrick Dwyer scored his first two goals for the Carolina Hurricanes, both of them coming shorthanded. ‘Let’s go Canes’ echoed throughout RBC Center with 13 minutes left of the game against the Philadelphia Flyers, but they eventually took down Carolina, 5-3. With four minutes left, Flyers forward Matt Read fired a one-timer past goalie Cam Ward, which iced the contest. The Hurricanes are finding their identity again and according to head coach Paul Maurice, actions speak louder than statistics. “This is game 18 for us,” Maurice said. “Thirteen of those games have been against playoff teams last year. We played the top six teams in the NHL as of tonight eight times and we’ve played five teams below us that didn’t make the playoffs, this season. I think we’re a better hockey team than our record net.” The next College Night series game will be Dec. 1 against the New York Rangers on a Thursday. The promotion will be available online to buy tickets half-off, up until 5:30 p.m. game-day at CarolinaHurricanes.com. “Like” the Canes’ College Night Facebook page to see more information.
Flyers down ‘Canes in second game of College Night series
November 14, 2011