It’s one of the main reasons the veteran Pittsburgh Penguins centre — at 42 the NHL’s oldest player — keeps coming back for more. Cullen scored a goal and added an assist and the Penguins took a major step toward locking up a post-season spot for a 13th consecutive year with a 3-1 victory over the Hurricanes. “We had a real playoff feel in here which is good and the energy in the building was great,” Cullen said. The loss combined with Columbus’ win in Buffalo dropped the Hurricanes to the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. A day removed from a lopsided win in Philadelphia, the Hurricanes spent the first two periods running in place against Pittsburgh.

Source: National Post April 01, 2019 00:00 UTC