All Nilsson did last week was go 3-0-0, with a sparking 1.64 goals against average and .950 save percentage. In wins over the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and the Hurricanes on Saturday, he stopped 96 of 101 shots. : If Nilsson hadn’t stood on his head all week, pesky centre Jean-Gabriel Pageau might have won an NHL star himself for turning heads. Cherry, of course, set off a firestorm here last season for criticizing the Hurricanes’ post-game victory celebrations. kwarren@postmedia.comTwitter.com/CitizenkwarrenALSO IN SPORTS67’s get 3-2 overtime win in PeterboroughSNAPSHOTS: The Senators will go back to Anders Nilsson in the rematch in RaleighGAME DAY: Senators versus Hurricanes

Source: National Post November 11, 2019 22:21 UTC