There’s plenty that can be said about last night’s game. The Carolina Hurricanes had enough chances to win, but Henrik Lundqvist was a rock. Yes, Justin Faulk didn’t do himself any favors. Rod’s tie was awful. But let’s try and take some positives away from a rare low-scoring defeat.
1. Jordan Martinook scored, and we love that guy
The recent addition of Swiss forward Nino Niederreiter has stolen a lot of the headlines, but last summer’s acquisition of Jordan Martinook has also been a big success. His 2-year, $2m AAV extension was just rewards for his career goal-scoring year with the Carolina Hurricanes; last night saw Marty pot his 13th goal of the season, and gave the Canes the lead mid-way through the second period.