4. Scott Darling is ready to go
With so many good things happening for the Canes against the Stars, the play of Scott Darling seemed to get covered up. Darling stopped 25 of 26 shots on goal while Ben Bishop of the Stars only stopped 23 of 28 shots.
The Chicago game did not finish well for Darling, giving up three straight goals in the loss. Peters could have easily gone with Cam Ward in this one after how good he was in the win over the weekend against the Jackets.
However, Darling is the set in stone starter for the Canes and getting his confidence up is exactly what happened here. He did not show the five hole or rebound control issues that have been difficult at times for him to deal with.
It should only be a matter of time before Darling gets his first shutout of the season. Aho getting his first goal seems like just as big of a marker as Darling getting his first shutout in a Canes jersey.