After gunning down the New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils by identical 5-1 scores, the Florida Panthers charted a different course of adventure in Raleigh, blanking the Carolina Hurricanes by a 2-0 count to wrap up yet another successful (3-1) road trip.
Goaltenders Roberto Luongo and Cam Ward kept the game scoreless after forty minutes. The second period ended with the Hurricanes holding a 15-12 advantage in the shots on goal department. The Cats killed off two penalties and failed on power-play chance of their own.