Hurricanes win thanks to Raanta’s second straight shutout

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Antti Raanta made 19 saves for his second straight shutout and the 17th of his career, and the Carolina Hurricanes scored on three power plays for their franchise-record 10th consecutive victory, beating the Florida Panthers 4-0 on Friday night.

Stefan Noesen, Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen had the power-play goals and Jesperi Kotkaniemi posted the team’s fourth goal just 10 seconds after another man-advantage situation expired.

Seth Jarvis and Brett Burns each had two assists, extending the Hurricanes’ franchise-best point streak to 16 games.

The Panthers lost four of their five last games after being blanked by the Montreal Canadiens for the first time in this season. Florida was coming off seven goals against Montreal Canadiens that were a season high.

Raanta was in action for the fourth consecutive game and faced just three shots in the opening period. In the third period, the Panthers didn’t put a shot on goal for eight minutes. On Tuesday night, he shut out the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Hurricanes’ Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes scored three power-play goals, a season record. They had only two goals on power plays in their five previous games. Carolina ranked 27th among NHL teams for power plays entered the game.

After scoring three times on power play Thursday night, the Panthers were 0-6 for power plays.

Spencer Knight, Panthers goalie, made 30 saves.

Noesen knocked in a rebound of teammate Sebastian Aho’s shot 7:05 into the game. Aho’s assist gave him his first point in three games since returning from a seven-game absence with an injury.

Svechnikov’s team-leading 19th goal came at 4:58 of the second period. Teravainen got his third goal of the season seven minutes later.

ICE MATTERS

Of Noesen’s eight goals, five have been the first goal of a game for Carolina. … The four-goal margin matched Florida’s most lopsided defeats of the season. … In the 2022 calendar year, the Hurricanes finished 56-19-13 in regular-season games.

UP NEXT

Panthers host the New York Rangers Sunday.

Hurricanes: Sunday, New Jersey

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