In their return to action after a 12-day break, the Carolina Hurricanes overwhelmed the Montreal Canadiens Thursday night in a 4-0 home win to close out 2021.
The Canes scored all four goals on special teams, going 3 for 5 on the power play with goals from Nino Niederreiter, Teuvo Teravainen and Seth Jarvis. Teravainen added a shorthanded goal, as the Canes went 5 for 5 on the penalty kill.
Antti Raanta made 26 saves to grab his first shutout with the Canes, while Jaccob Slavin picked up three assists in the win.