A win for the Carolina Hurricanes, on Dec. 5, against the Vancouver Canucks would move the team to 12 wins on the season. An overtime win, on Dec. 2, over the Florida Panthers at PNC Arena was huge for this team’s confidence, especially for Cam Ward.
Yet, the last start for starting goalie Scott Darling resulted in three goals allowed in a 5-1 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, on Dec. 1. Darling gave up another bad goal in the loss, where he misplayed the puck and gave it away to David Desharnais in front of the net.