In the 17th meeting between the two teams, just in 2021 alone — counting regular season, playoffs and preseason games — it was mostly the same storyline that you’ve come to expect.
A physical and hard fought match, tightly played, where frustrating saves are being made left and right by the goaltenders, and with every inch of ice of the ice having to be earned.
But it was the Carolina Hurricanes that emerged victoriously from the quagmire, snatching a late go-ahead goal and staving off the last minute push by the Nashville Predators to escape with a 3-2 win Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena.