Saturday night was the response needed by the Carolina Hurricanes.
After a disappointing loss on Wednesday versus Philadelphia, Carolina bounced back against another Keystone State team.
In the first period, the game was back and forth. Sebastian Aho was denied twice at the top of the crease on a bang-bang play in Carolina’s best chance of the opening stanza.
The Penguins took advantage of a mismatch with their top line against the Canes’ fourth line and third defensive pair. An awful defensive breakdown by Tony DeAngelo and Dmitry Orlov led to an easy goal by Sidney Crosby.