About Last Night: Staal’s heroics help Canes grind out win over Preds

James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports The Carolina Hurricanes won their sixth straight game Tuesday night in PNC Arena, overcoming a slow start to beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 in overtime thanks to a wonderful night from captain Jordan Staal.

The Canes went down 2-0 just over the midway point of the second period, but they hung around and fought back to force overtime, where Staal slotted the game winner past Pekka Rinne.

Here are some thoughts on the Canes gutsy win over Nashville:

Finding ways to win games

The saying goes that good teams just find ways to win games. It may be a bit cliche, but it’s certainly a truth when it comes to the 2021 Carolina Hurricanes.

For definitely not the first time…