Canes blank Cats for tenth-straight victory

Photo by Katherine Gawlik/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesIt was certainly a night to forget for the naysayers as the Carolina Hurricanes rode the wave of success to a franchise record 10th consecutive win, on the backs of three power play goals and another Antti Raanta shutout.

Carolina absolutely dominated the special teams battle against the Florida Panthers, going a perfect 6-for-6 on the penalty kill and scoring on 3-of-5 (essentially 4-of-5) chances on the power play.

And although their point streaks ended, the Jordan Staal, Jesper Fast and Jordan Martinook line did their primary job, completely neutralizing the Panthers’ top line. Aleksander Barkov, fresh off of a hat trick against the…