Carolina Hurricanes: Morning After Raanta returns with a shutout
Antti Raanta made his first start in 3 weeks and blanked the Canadiens, 3-0.
Antti Raanta made 14 saves in his first appearance in three and a half weeks as the Hurricanes shut out the Canadiens, 3-0, at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Brady Skjei, Paul Stastny and Sebastian Aho each scored as the Canes snapped a 3-game losing streak. For Skjei, his 17th goal of the season set a franchise record for most team goals in a season from the blue line. Carolina now has 52 goals from defensemen this year with 7 games left to play. Aho's 34th came on the power play and closed out the scoring. The Hurricanes were 3 for 3 on the penalty kill. They maintain a 1-point lead on the New Jersey Devils heading into Sunday's home game with the New York Islanders.
