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Carolina Hurricanes: Three takeaways as Canes edge Coyotes

By Conor Power

TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 03: Andrei Svechnikov #37 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with Jaccob Slavin #74, Teuvo Teravainen #86 and Sebastian Aho #20 after scoring a goal against the New York Rangers in the third period of Game Two of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 3, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 03: Andrei Svechnikov #37 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates with Jaccob Slavin #74, Teuvo Teravainen #86 and Sebastian Aho #20 after scoring a goal against the New York Rangers in the third period of Game Two of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 3, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images) /
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MONTREAL, QC – OCTOBER 21: Brett Pesce #22 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates against the Montreal Canadiens during the second period at Centre Bell on October 21, 2021, in Montreal, Canada. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC – OCTOBER 21: Brett Pesce #22 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates against the Montreal Canadiens during the second period at Centre Bell on October 21, 2021, in Montreal, Canada. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

Big Brett Bails the team out

One of the most underrated players in the National Hockey League shone in this game as he blasted home the game-winner on the powerplay in the third period after being a defensive rock during the first eight games of the season, and I could not be happier for Brett Pesce. So often asked to bail the team out defensively, he got to be the hero offensively tonight.

While playing Pesce on the 2nd unit raised a lot of questions at the start of the year, tonight Pesce shut a lot of people up. This isn’t to say anyone ever doubted Pesce’s offensive abilities, it was more a case of wondering if there were better alternatives to the Tarrytown, New York native. His shot in this game to end it really put a lot of this to bed.

With the big hulking defenseman being one of the reasons that the Carolina Hurricanes penalty kill is so highly ranked, seeing Pesce get his first of the season to accompany his four assists on the year was something he had earned. Coaches will tell you that you need to be defensively responsible to create offense, and Pesce does that in spades.

Pesce is also so quiet, yet he’s always so good. Although, tonight he did have one of the quotes of the night saying that the team was “oozing confidence” and never doubted that they were going to find a way to come back and win the game. This is a very promising sign. A tough game and the team was confident they could overcome it.

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