In Vancouver, Jacob Markstrom made 43 saves on Thursday night and the Canucks defeated the Carolina Hurricanes, 1-0, in extra time.
Elias Pettersson had the OT winner for Canucks – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
“I feel like I corrected the stuff I didn’t like in the Toronto game (22 saves in 4-1 loss on Tuesday),” Markstrom said. “Before that, I hadn’t played a game in a week or so. I think I was a little too excited and a little tense in that Toronto game. I just wanted to be a little bit more loose and relaxed.”
Elias Pettersson scored 40 seconds into extra time after the puck was deflected off a loose stick in the zone.
“It’s not a pretty win, but it’s a huge two points for us,” Pettersson said. “Maybe they had the most chances, [but Markstrom] stood on his head all game long. It’s just great we can win a game like this. It was a huge one for us.”
The Canes dropped to 19-11-2.
“We hit a hot goalie. He was the difference in the game,” Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “You can sugarcoat it any way, that was the difference in the hockey game. He was phenomenal. So you tip your hat and you move on.”
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Petr Mrazek made 25 saves in the loss.
“Mrazek does a great job of when we need a big save, he’s got a little gamer attitude,” the Hurricanes’ Jordan Staal said. “Probably too many breakaways, a couple big chances for them could have changed the game, and he held us in there, too. It was a great game by him.”
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