The Carolina Hurricanes once again emerged victorious in the battle of the best friends, as Frederik Andersen posted a 32-save shutout in a 4-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens Thursday night at PNC Arena.
Right out of the gate, it was a dominant showing by Carolina.
With all four lines exhibiting dominant shifts in the Habs zone, a power play goal and even a last minute goal due to Andrei Svechnikov just winning a battle in front, the first period was textbook for what the Hurricanes want to do.
The ball got rolling early after Jordan Martinook – in his first game back from injury – drew a penalty with his heavy forechecking and only five seconds into the power play, Teuvo Teravainen slap passed the puck right into the slot for a cruising Sebastian Aho to get his stick on to redirect in.