The Carolina Hurricanes came into Colorado and defeated the Avalanche on Monday night by a score of 3-0. The Canes had huge contributions from Andrei Svechnikov and Petr Mrazek. Svechnikov had the assist on the game-winning-goal and went on to score both of the Canes’ other goals. Mrazek led the team emotionally with a 38 save shutout.
The game had a playoff atmosphere with both teams heavily vying for playoff positions. The Canes came in and beat a fast, skilled team that they struggled with early in the season to take back the third position in the Metropolitan Division.