The Carolina Hurricanes rode a second-half surge all the way to the Eastern Conference final last season. They started their follow-up season with a strong finish to their first game. Dougie Hamilton scored in the shootout, Petr Mrazek stopped three shots in the tiebreaker and the Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Thursday night in the teams' opener after Erik Haula tied it with 13:05 left in regulation in his debut with the club. read more https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401144486
