But even though things are going well, the Québécois decided to change his mask. You don’t see that often in the middle of the season in the NHL because goalies are strange creatures.

Andersen played his 500 th game on Jan. 20 against the Blackhawks in Chicago. He is the second goalie to reach the career milestone with the Hurricanes. On Jan. 23, he recorded his 300 th career win ...