The Carolina Hurricanes were one ill-advised paddle swipe away from shutting out the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night at PNC Arena, but the team will take the 2-1 win regardless.
Frederik Andersen was stellar in net — outside of his one gaffe — turning aside 31 shots and once again goal contributions from the defense led the way for the team.
It was also the first ever regular season series sweep of the Penguins by the Hurricanes in team history — funny enough, each game was decided by just a single goal — and the win moves the Canes to 12-3-1 over the Metropolitan Division.