Three Things:
1) Another Clean Sheet For Freddie
It was the third shutout of the season for the Canes All-Star netminder, the first of which was not against the Boston Bruins. While it wasn't his busiest night of the year, in fact, far from it, he still had to be strong when called upon.
"It was a good game for him, because sometimes those are the toughest. You don't get a lot of action and then, boom, all of a sudden there is a Grade A-chance. He didn't have a ton of work, but when he did, he was strong," Rod Brind'Amour said post-game.
This evening was the fifth occurence this season in which "Freddie" had to make fewer than 20 stops, the fourth in which he was able to earn a win when doing so.
2) Columbus Looked Like A Team That Played Florida Last Night
The reason why Andersen wasn't tasked with much tonight was because Columbus was in the second half of a back-to-back, coming off of an emotional win in Florida last night. Not meant as a a knock by any means, the Jackets earned their ninth win in 11 games just 24 hours ago against a strong Panthers team, putting up a six-spot on them, no less. However, the team flew up to Raleigh and was then met with an awaiting Hurricanes team, a group who had a three-day break in between games. Quite the tall task.
It was a scoreless contest after one period of play and only 1-0 with two minutes to go in the second period, thanks in large part to J.F. Berube. Playing in his fourth game of the season as the Blue Jackets battle through a string of goaltending injuries, Berube was outstanding for his team, eventually finishing the night with 46 stops.
Also playing in his second game in as many nights, he did everything he could before allowing the night's opening goal. Jordan Staal's third marker in seven games came on the fifth attempt of the shift, somewhat of a description of the assistance he received in front of him. From there, the offense attack belonged to Carolina.
