RALEIGH -- It lasted a minute and 51 seconds but seemed longer, especially for the four Pittsburgh Penguins skaters trapped on the ice.
The Carolina Hurricanes scored their only goal Tuesday against the Penguins on a power play that never left the Pittsburgh zone, that was all about hustle and determination. Jeff Skinner scored but only after some hard work by Victor Rask, Lee Stempniak, Noah Hanifin and Phil Di Giuseppe.
A week ago, Di Giuseppe was playing for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League. On Tuesday, he was on the Canes’ power play, winning a few board battles and diving into the right circle to tip the puck to Stempniak, who then set up Skinner for his 20th goal of the season.