The Hurricanes came into this week facing their two biggest games of the season, and came up with two strong performances to win both. Carolina topped the Florida Panthers 3-0 Thursday night to move into first place in the Central Division and the entire league.
The Canes picked up the two-game sweep of the Panthers thanks to special teams play, another big game from Vincent Trocheck and Alex Nedeljkovic’s third shutout of the season.
Let’s talk about last night.
Special teams get it done, power play finds a rhythm
For the second game in a row, the Hurricanes’ special teams played a huge factor in the victory, with the power play picking up what turned out to be the game winner in the first period, and the penalty kill finishing a sterling 4 for 4 while not allowing much in the way of scoring chances for the Panthers’ power play.