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Canes streak continues
by David Lee on 11/14/09 at 08:46 PM ET
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On Friday night, the Hurricanes dropped their 14th consecutive game, even if they managed to force overtime. Since October 9, they have gone 0-10-4. However, the news isn’t all bad.
On Wednesday, the Canes overcame a two goal deficit only to lose 5-2. On Friday, they overcame a horrible first period in which they fell behind 3-0. Tim Gleason took a really dumb double minor early in the game which ended up spotting the Islanders two goals, but it was his goal late in the third that forced overtime. The Canes were 14 seconds away from going to shootout when defenseman Bryan Rodney, recently called up from Albany, committed a bad turnover deep in the Canes zone. This led directly to the winning goal and although the Canes looked like they would end the horrible streak, they added one more tick mark to the locker room wall.
The good news is that some of the forwards are starting to play well. With five (3/2) points in his last seven games, Brandon Sutter has looked like a Sutter, and Tuomo Ruutu is starting to assert himself. And for only the second time in this dry spell, the Canes scored more than two goals. That’s a start.
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Road trip starts badly for Canes
by David Lee on 10/21/09 at 11:27 PM ET
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The Hurricanes continued their annual late October extended road trip in desperate need of a win. The Islanders were a winless team, but have been playing good hockey. Unfortunately for the Canes, this was the night the Isles finally got into the win column. After falling behind 3-1, Carolina mounted a third period rally to tie the game, which was ultimately settled in the shootout. The home team converted all three of their shootout attempts, while the Hurricanes succeeded just once.
It was a night to celebrate Ray Whitney, who was playing in his 1000th NHL game and his 300th as a Cane. Unlike last Wednesday, when he lit the lamp twice, he failed to light the lamp this time. Eric Staal got off the schneid, but it wasn’t enough to lead the Canes to victory.
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Canes crush Isles, continue to roll.
by David Lee on 04/07/09 at 09:57 PM ET
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On Tuesday night, the Islanders didn’t bother showing up to the RBC Center, as the Hurricanes cruised to an embarrassingly easy 9-0 victory. In fact,. the Isles only mustered 12 shots on goal for the entire game, compared to Carolina’s 57. The differential of 45 SOG is a new franchise record.
Eric Staal notched his fourth hat trick of the season, scoring three goals and adding one assist. This was the “one more big game” that I’ve been promising out of him. Tuomo Ruutu scored two. Dwight Helminen, Scott Walker, Rod Brind’Amour and Frantisek Kaberle scored one each.
Cam Ward earned his 39th win and his fifth shutout of the season. The former sets a new franchise record.
This is Carolina’s ninth straight win, which ties a mark that was set twice during the 2005-06 Cup-winning season. It is also a franchise best twelfth consecutive home victory.
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Hurricanes inch towards playoffs
by David Lee on 03/20/09 at 10:15 PM ET
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On Friday night, the Hurricanes took care of their own business and also got some outside help to get them that much closer to qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs. They needed a come-from-behind 5-4 win against the lowly Islanders, but they got it done. The outside help came in the form of a regulation loss by the Sabres, who still have two games in hand on the Canes but are now seven points back. The idle Florida Panthers have two games in hand and are three points behind Carolina, who has temporarily climbed into sixth place. More importantly, though, the Kitties trail Carolina by three in the wins column
Carolina has now won seven home games in a row and will conclude a three-game homestand on Saturday night against the dreaded Capitals.
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Hurricanes win rough game on the Island
by David Lee on 10/25/08 at 11:31 PM ET
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On Saturday, the Hurricanes needed some big-time heroics from goaltender Cam Ward to hang on to a 4-3 victory. Although he was on the bench for the two previous games, he wasn’t the least bit rusty. He made 57 saves, including a stop on a penalty shot with less than one second to play in regulation. He was easily the game’s first star by anyone’s account. Except, of course, the Islanders radio network, which picks the “official” three stars. Somehow, they left Ward off the card entirely. Although the game ended well, it wasn’t all pie and cake for Carolina.
The Hurricanes got off to a good start, pushing off to a 2-0 lead early in the first. The last time the Hurricanes led a game 2-0 was March 28 of last season in a 7-1 win over the Thrashers. Throughout the second and third periods, the Canes committed one penalty after another, putting themselves perpetually on the PK. The good news is that the defense responded well to that, killing seven of eight penalties. But there was bad news They gave up a shorthanded goal, and they lost two players to injury.
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