The Carolina Hurricanes took the ice Sunday night in New Jersey in a pivotal Metropolitan Division matchup, hoping to extend their lead atop the division over the Devils.
Instead, the Canes’ scoring woes continued, as the Devils blanked the Hurricanes 3-0 in Carolina’s second shutout loss in as many nights. After falling 4-0 to Vegas Saturday, the Canes again failed to score a goal, pushing their scoreless drought to eight full periods and 178:51 of ice time.
Vitek Vanecek was very good for the Devils in net, turning away all 32 shots he faced. The Canes outshot the Devils 32-23, but New Jersey out-chanced the Hurricanes as Carolina really never found a semblance of a groove in the game as the Devils dominated on their home ice to even things up atop the Metro Division.