Carolina Hurricanes: Top Three Saves of the Season

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RALEIGH, NC – APRIL 04: Carolina Hurricanes Goalie Curtis McElhinney (35) and Carolina Hurricanes Goalie Petr Mrazek (34) celebrate after the Carolina Hurricanes clinch their first playoff birth since 2009 during a game between the New Jersey Devils and the Carolina Hurricanes at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC on April 4, 2019. (Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

The Carolina Hurricanes have had rock solid goaltending play for the first time in what seems like ages this season. This has been a huge part of the success of the team this season. We take a look at the top three saves made by Hurricanes goalies this season.

The goalie position was a big question mark at the beginning of the 2018-19 season for the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek was brought in on a one-year prove it contract after an underwhelming season for both the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers.

Scott Darling was coming off of a horrendous 2017-18 campaign, but would he be able to find the groove he had in Chicago with the Blackhawks. The questions grew larger when Darling was placed on injured reserve on October 2, 2018, two days before the season began.

The Hurricanes, on the same day, went and claimed Curtis McElhinney off of waivers to replace Darling while being out injured. This turned out to be one of the Hurricanes biggest moves as a tandem of Mrazek and McElhinney really thrived for most of the season, especially the start of 2019.

THIS ONE'S GONNA BE ON A LOOP pic.twitter.com/vVCL01F4n3
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 4, 2019

Here we analyze the top saves made by Hurricanes goalies who really have impacted the success of the Hurricanes this season.

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