Carolina Hurricanes: Takeaways from Shootout Win vs. Islanders

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RALEIGH, NC – JANUARY 19: Carolina Hurricanes Center Jordan Staal (11), Carolina Hurricanes Defenceman Brett Pesce (22) and Carolina Hurricanes Left Wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) celebrate a first period goal during an NHL game between the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders on January 19, 2020 at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by John McCreary/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

1. Did the Canes Get on the Board First?

Yes, they absolutely did.

This is a ‘two-fer’ of sorts. I’ve mentioned that superstars like Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov need to rediscover their scoring touch here lately.

Last night, Svech came through and scored what some have said is his ‘first goal from a slapshot’ in the NHL.

Whether or not that is true is irrelevant. Svech FINALLY got on the board, and in doing so, got the Carolina Hurricanes on the board first, a commodity that has seemingly been in short supply of late.

This goal would give the Canes the momentum they needed to weather the storm against the Islanders last night, and would carry them into the shootout dead even at 1 a side.

Paramount in maintaining that deadlock was James Reimer, who yet again played an incredibly solid game and snagged yet another first star of the game honor. Crazy what can happen when you score first and your goalie plays an incredible game.

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