It was the kind of game the Carolina Hurricanes needed, badly.
Winless in their past three games, the Canes needed a victory more than anything and got it Friday, beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-1.
But the man in net for the Canes, Scott Darling, needed to have a quality start and gave the Canes one. The goalie, who has been struggling with his confidence, had 22 saves.
Defenseman Brett Pesce scored 14 seconds into the game and the Canes had a 3-0 lead after the first period as Phil Di Giuseppe and Sebastian Aho added goals — for Aho, his 20th of the season.