The 'Canes have been great in their home barn this season, most recently shutting out the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Saturday night. Andrei Svechnikovscored on a powerplay in the first, Nino Niederreiter got his first of the new campaign in the second, and Jordan Staaladded aother extra-man marker in the third. Svechnikov added his second of the night with 1:11 to play to round out the scoring. It wasn't a cheap empty-netter, but an impressive battle in the crease to knock the puck in on his second attempt. Petr Mrazekstopped 32 shots on the night. He has now won his last 13 starts at PNC Arena. "Phenomenal. He was sharp," coach Rob Brind'Amourtold Hurricanes.com after the game. "The difference in coming out with a decent first period was because of him. It enabled us to just keep going, and he was solid all the way." As for Niederreiter, he was happy to get off the schneid and finally tally: "At the end of the day, (Brind'Amour) wants us to just work hard and do the little things right. Everything else would come," Niederreiter said. "It has been a while since the puck went in, so I'm very happy to find one in." … The 'Canes had lost three of four on the road prior to that victory, edging the Kings 2-0 before losing 5-2 to the Sharks, 4-2 to the Ducks and 4-3 in overtime to the Blue Jackets.