Hurricanes' Justin Faulk ties franchise record with 12th power-play goal
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Justin Faulk is having a whale of a season.
A mere 29 games into 2015-16, the Carolina Hurricanes defenseman tied the franchise record for power-play goals in a season with his 12th, equaling an old Hartford Whalers benchmark.
.@JustinFaulk27 scored his 12th PPG of season to tie @NHLCanes franchise record for PPG in a season by a d-man (1983-84: Siltanen in 75 GP)
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 13, 2015
Faulk - who previously set a team record with his 10th power-play goal - scored on a slap shot from the point past the Arizona Coyotes' Anders Lindback.
His 12 power-play markers put him eight back of the NHL single-season record, held by Sheldon Souray. He's also the first player in NHL history whose first 12 goals of the season all came on the power play.
(Courtesy: NHL.com)