Jordan Martinook Furious After Soft Penalty Call Late in One-Goal Game

The Carolina Hurricanes saw their 11-game win streak snapped at the hands of the New York Rangers, the same team who knocked them out of the playoffs last spring.

The Hurricanes hadn't lost in regulation this season when leading after two periods. Heading into the third up 3-2, they endured their first as the Rangers scored three goals in the third period. Artemi Panarin got the party started just :36 seconds in.

Down 4-3 with less than three minutes left, the Hurricanes needed a bounce to go their way. They would receive the opposite. Alternate captain Jordan Martinook was called for a broken stick penalty at 17:15, and...let's just say he wasn't happy about it:

Martinook did make a motion to play the puck after his stick was broken, so it could be viewed as technically a penalty. But in a one goal game against divisional opponents, folks generally expect the officials to be tighter on the whistles.

In this case, it pretty much sealed the game for the Rangers, who played a fine game and deserved to win, regardless of this one call. This game was also referee Jordan Samuels-Thomas' 9th NHL game, so if anything this is just a building block from which to learn. Or maybe not, and it was a great call.

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