A rocketing slap-shot goal blasted Justin Faulk into the Carolina Hurricanes' record books on Saturday.
Faulk's 15th goal and 47th point of the season, which gave Carolina a 3-1 lead over New Jersey, surpassed Joni Pitkanen's 46-point campaign of 2009-10 as the highest single-season point total by a 'Canes defenseman.
Just two games prior, Faulk had become just the fifth defenseman in franchise history (and first in 15 years) to register nine shots on goal in a single game, per Hockey-Reference.com.
Faulk is also only the 61st defenseman in NHL history of age 22 or younger (as of Feb. 1 of the season) to register 47 points in a single season. Although the odds are currently against it, Faulk also has a chance to become only the ninth defenseman in history 22 or younger to play 2,000 minutes in a season.
The Hurricanes' second-round selection in the 2010 draft has quickly emerged as the future face of the franchise and one of the bigger rising stars in the league today.
But less than five years ago, Faulk was barely noteworthy as a projected mid-round pick. Wrote Chris Dilks o ...
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