RALEIGH — If the Carolina Hurricanes are going to make the NHL postseason for the first time since 2009, they’ll look back at games like Tuesday’s 3-2 shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins as the ones that punched their ticket to the postseason.
Petr Mrazek made 36 saves, including a show-stealing sequence in the third period to prevent a go-ahead goal, and Justin Williams scored the game-tying goal with two minutes left and Mrazek pulled. The Canes came through to earn the bonus point in the shootout thanks to Dougie Hamilton as the Hurricanes earned their second win of the season over the Penguins, pulling to within two point of third place in the Metropolitan Division while holding two games in hand on the Pens.