Cam Ward allowed one goal in each game of the back-to-back set, but the Hurricanes only came away with one win. Two power play goals — by Jordan Staal and John-Michael Liles — carried Carolina to a win in Pittsburgh after being shut out at home by Florida in the night before.
1. Phil Di Giuseppe’s offensive potential was never in question. While he wasn't considered a can't-miss point producer, anyone who watched him at the University of Michigan or in the AHL knew he was capable of getting hot. He hasn't done that yet in the NHL — he has five points in his first eight NHL games, mostly buoyed by linemate Jeff Skinner’s recent hot streak — but he has done something not many expected of him: become a physical presence.