By the Numbers: The Goaltending Tandem

Jamie KellnerThe Hurricanes ran over the Penguins in enemy territory last night as they cruised to a 4-0 victory in Curtis McElhinney’s first shutout as a Carolina Hurricanes player. An extraordinary effort from the steady veteran carried the Hurricanes to their 10th win since the new year — no team in the NHL has won more games in that time frame.

Despite a hot record since we turned our calendars, traditional goaltending benchmarks don’t paint the tandem in a positive light. Neither Mrazek or McElhinney have crested the .900 mark since the beginning of the year, and both of their Goals Allowed Averages are above three. But as you’d expect, those don’t really tell the whole story.

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