Raanta ended up notching 0.77 goals allowed above expected, so yeah ... he might have been a minor issue but wasn't wearing the goat horns yesterday. Likewise, I'm not buying that Carolina really got "goalie-ed" either, because of the nature of the vast majority of their shots. It's one thing to fire away from distance when there's the odd chance of a deflection, but I'd guess the Canes managed a good 10 shots from distance where Gustavsson had a good look all the way in. And look, the details on the three goals that mattered are important too.
1 ... Kaprizov deflects one out of thin air. Great player, great play
2 ... Kaprizov sneaks one past Raanta from the high slot following a scramble. Eriksson-Eck is blocking out the sun in front of Raanta. Not sure he ever saw it. That's on the D for allowing the screener to park in front and not getting to the loose change.
3 .... Eriksson-Eck scores on a goal mouth scramble that never should have happened since the Canes blew at one very simple clearing attempt and another one that had a fair shot at clearing the zone. Call it one and a half blown clearing chances and it got cashed in. That's not something you just hand waive off, as it's been an issue all season. And with goalies that need to be protected, you HAVE to get the simple clearances done and dusted.
Bottom line ... they got all blunt and perimeter oriented against a team that was doing a great job trapping up the neutral zone and defending their slot. Again.