SUNRISE, FL. -Carolina Hurricanes netminder Antti Raanta was spectacular on Wednesday night at FLA Live Arena, however, it was the Florida Panthers skating away with a 3-0 victory.

The Three Big Things

Dialed In Father Finn

The Florida Panthers broke the ice in the first period after an elongated shift in the Carolina end, with Nick Cousins slipping behind Dylan Coghlan to put a rebound home.
After that it was Antti Raanta's show.
Rod Brind'Amour's netminder made save after save to keep his club within one, including several in breakaway fashion.

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Raanta produced over 20 consecutive saves from the midway point in the opening frame until well into the third period, but his club was unable to come through for him with an equalizer.
When all was said and done the Canes netminder finished with 33 stops, nine coming with his team shorthanded. It was the first regulation loss of the year for Raanta in five starts.

Special Night For The Staals

Canes Captain Jordan Staal went head-to-head against brothers Eric and Marc in the affair, just the second time it has happened in their careers and the first since March of 2016.
To add to the occasion it was the 1,300th game of Eric's NHL career.
In addition to a wholesome photo pregame, Eric and Jordan squared off for the game's opening faceoff.

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Drury's Season Debut

Recalled from the Chicago Wolves on Monday, forward Jack Drury played in his first game with the Canes this season.
Centering a line between Derek Stepan and Stefan Noesen before jumping around the lineup, the 22-year-old won six of his eight faceoffs in 9:04 played.

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They Said It

Dylan Coghlanoffering his thoughts, post-game...
"It was obviously a frustrating 60 minutes. I feel like we had times where we were getting back into it and playing the way we need to play, but it felt like it was only like that for a short period of time. We had a lot of good looks, we just couldn't capitalize on any of them. We have to get back at it tomorrow and flush this one down the toilet."
Jack Druryproviding thoughts on Antti Raanta after his first game of the year...
"He was incredible. A lot of big saves. They had a lot of shots on net. We've got to eliminate that, but he was awesome."
Rod Brind'Amourgiving his assessment on Drury's game tonight...
"He was good. He was a bright spot for me. I tried to bump him up a bit [in the lineup] because he was going. But really, we had too many guys that we need to play well that didn't up front. That's not going to work."

Bonus Notes

• Sebastian Aho led the way for the Canes with seven shots. Stefan Noesen was just behind with six.
• Opposite Antti Raanta, Spencer Knight earned a 40-save shutout win for Florida.
• Raanta's record this season moves to 3-1-1.
• Pyotr Kochetkov backed up Raanta after being recalled Tuesday on an emergency basis from Chicago (AHL).
• Brent Burns played a team-high 24:59 for Carolina.
• Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk did not play in the contest, serving the second game of his two-game suspension.
• The Canes move to 8-4-1 on the season.

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What's Next?

The team returns to Raleigh immediately post-game and turns their attention to a Thursday night meeting with the Edmonton Oilers at PNC Arena.
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