The Carolina Hurricanes came into Pittsburgh looking to redeem themselves and put their loss to the Calgary Flames behind them. This game also saw Curtis McElhinney make his first start since the 6-1 beating the Canes took at Madison Square Garden. Despite his tough last outing McElhinney still entered the game boasting a .914 save percentage.
It’s better now, after a 4-0 shutout of the Penguins that served as Mac’s first whitewashing in a Hurricanes sweater.
McElhinney outplayed his counterpart, Matt Murray, throughout the game. Mac was unstoppable in the first two periods stopping everything that came his way at even strength and on the power play.