Found October 31, 2009 on Lord Stanley's Blog:
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Michael Leighton made his first start of the season Saturday for the Carolina Hurricanes, which seemed a curious move. Leighton was up into the wee hours of Friday morning as his wife, Jennifer, gave birth to a baby daughter. There was little rest time and even less preparation time for the Canes' backup goaltender. Leighton, perhaps understandably, wasn't very sharp and didn't get a lot of help in front of him as the Philadelphia Flyers rolled to a 6-1 victory at the Wachovia Center. Earlier... Defenseman Braydon Coburn makes it 6-1 with two goals 90 seconds part in the third. Leighton has not been very sharp and the play in front of him always stellar, either, as the Flyers lead 4-1 after two periods. With the Canes trailing 3-0 after the first, Brandon Sutter scored at 2:56 of the second. But James van Riemsdyk answered for the Fkyers just 54 seconds later. Scott Hartnell scored a power-power goal at 8:04, David Laliberte added an even-strength score ...
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