Monday night was a special night in Raleigh as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Nashville Predators 5-2 to take a 1-0 series lead. PNC Arena saw around 12,000 rowdy Caniacs for the first time in 14 months and for one night, things felt normal again.
Now it’s time to push past the emotions of Monday and focus in on tonight’s match-up where the Canes can put a stranglehold on the series by going up 2-0. Jordan Staal led the way Monday night with a solid performance by rookie goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic. The Predators will be fighting hard to take the series back to Nashville tied at 1-1 so the Hurricanes must come out ready to play.