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Pitkanen to return; Rodney to Albany
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Defenseman Joni Pitkanen will return for Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, coach Paul Maurice said today.
Pitkanen has been out with a lower-body injury. Defenseman Bryan Rodney has been reassigned to the Albany River Rats (AHL), Maurice said.
The Canes had...
For Canes, a significant shootout win
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The Canes' 6-5 comeback win over the Maple Leafs last night was significant on several fronts:
-- Carolina has six points in the last four games and has moved out of last place in the NHL. That's the first step the Canes had to make, and the conference standings posted...
Hurricanes 6, Leafs 5 (SO)
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Goals by Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen lifted the Canes to a 6-5 victory in a shootout — the Canes' third consecutive game decided in a shootout.
Erik Cole scored with 1.9 seconds left in the third period to tie the score 5-5 after the Canes pulled goalie Manny Legace for...
Maple Leafs @ Canes
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The Leafs needed just 61 seconds to grab a 1-0 lead.
Matt Stajan scored the goal with a top-shelf shot past Manny Legace after Alexei Ponikarovsky took the puck from Joe Corvo in the Canes zone.
The Leafs had given up first goal in 17 of 19 games. Now 17 of 20.
Canes' roster takes on new, younger look
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The Hurricanes now have four players on their roster who began the season with the Albany River Rats of the AHL.
Center Brandon Sutter and defenseman Bryan Rodney were the first to arrive. Injuries to goaltender Michael Leighton and forward Scott Walker now will have goalie Justin...
Canes hoping for Dec. 5 return by Ward
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The Hurricanes have set a target date for goaltender Cam Ward's return -- Dec. 5, against the Vancouver Canucks at the RBC Center.
"We're hopeful of that," general manager Jim Rutherford said Wednesday. "That would be the earliest. It may be longer."...
Peters recalled from Albany
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The Hurricanes have called up goaltender Justin Peters from the Albany River Rats (AHL) and reassigned forward/defenseman Tim Conboy to the River Rats.
Peters' recall comes after a lower-body injury to goaltender Michael Leighton in the second period of the Canes' 3-2...
Canadiens 3, Canes 2 (SO)
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MONTREAL -- Maxim Lapierre's goal in the sixth round of a shootout gives the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory Tuesday at the Bell Centre.
Canadiens goalie Carey Price made great shootout saves on Bryan Rodney in the fifth round and Matt Cullen in the sixth to finish it off....
Canes @ Canadiens
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MONTREAL -- It took the Canadiens 5:41 to get their first shot on goal. Max Pacioretty also put it past Michael Leighton for a 1-0 lead.
The Canes had an early power play but didn't get a good scoring chance.
Can good vibes of trip help Canes win on road?
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MONTREAL -- The Hurricanes don't have Eric Staal, Cam Ward, Scott Walker and Joni Pitkanen with them for tonight's game against the Canadiens.
But a lot of the players brought their fathers along. It's the team's annual "Fathers Trip," which means rooming...
Kostopoulos hoping for more Bell Centre fun
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MONTREAL -- For two seasons, Canes forward Tom Kostopoulos was a part of the hockey experience that is playing for the Montreal Canadiens.
"It will be fun," he said of tonight's game with the Habs at the Bell Centre. "The atmosphere here with these fans, the...
Canes' dads gather in Montreal
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Canes players pose with their dads and family members on the ice at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Tuesday morning. CHIP ALEXANDER - chip.alexander@newsobserver.com
Maurice: Staal may return next week
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Canes coach Paul Maurice said today that center Eric Staal may be able to return to the lineup next week.
Staal has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury. He had played 349 consecutive regular-season games, the second-longest active streak in the NHL, before missing...
Monday debate: Leighton or Legace?
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Let's keep this one simple.
Since goaltender Cam Ward was injured, Manny Legace has started two games and Michael Leighton started Sunday as the Canes ended their winless streak with a 5-4 shootout victory over Minnesota. Ward may be out another two weeks.
Question: who...
Canes 5, Wild 4 (SO)
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The streak in over.
After squandering a 4-1 lead to the Wild, the Canes win the game in a shootout to end a 14 game winless streak.
The Canes have lost the lead early in the third.
Defenseman Joe Corvo tried to reverse the puck behind the Canes net, but the puck hit the side...
Wild @ Canes
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Defenseman Aaron Ward is not dressed for warmup. The defensive pairs: Corvo-Gleason, Wallin-Pitkanen, Rodney-Alberts.
Stephane Yelle back and centering fourth line with Scott Walker and Tom Kostopoulos. ...
The Wild is playing the fourth of four straight road games. Minnesota...
Leighton to start as Canes try to end streak
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The Canes will try to end their 14-game winless streak Sunday against the Minnesota Wild and will do it with Michael Leighton in goal.
Canes coach Paul Maurice said today that Leighton will get his second start of the season. Manny Legace, signed Monday to a one-year contract, has...
Islanders 4, Canes 3 (OT)
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Kyle Okposo's goal with 14.4 seconds left in overtime gave the Islanders a 4-3 victory and extended the Hurricanes' winless streak to 14 games, tying the franchise recdord.
Tim Gleason's goal with 2:31 left in the third tied it 3-3 for the Canes and forced OT. Gleason...
Islanders @ Canes
7 days ago by
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Tuomo Ruutu and Ray Whitney have goals as the Canes have rallied in the second period and trail 3-2.
Canes trailed the Islanders 3-0 after the first period and managed three shots on goal. Rookie John Tavares scored twice for
the Isles in the period.
But Ruutu scored on the power...
Islanders @ Canes
7 days ago by
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Bad things continue to happen to the Canes, who trail 2-0 seven minutes into the game.
First, Canes defenseman Tim Gleason compounds a roughing penalty with another for unsportsmanlike conduct. The Islanders, 2-16 on the power play the last five games, then scored twice.
The first...
Can Legace help reduce 'weight' on Canes?
7 days ago by
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Manny Legace says he doesn't talk on game days. That's OK. Call it an old goaltender thing.
But Legace will be in goal again tonight for the Islanders, starting his second game since signing with the Canes on Monday. And Canes coach Paul Maurice said it's good to...
Hoping, believing the streak will end
7 days ago by
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Is this the night? Does the Canes' winless streak end at 13?
"I hope so, yes," center Brandon Sutter said. "I think we're getting closer and closer. It seems like we've been kind of putting it off, and we can't lose any more games here."
But...
Conboy placed on waivers
8 days ago by
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The Hurricanes have placed forward Tim Conboy on waivers.
Conboy has played in 10 games, averaging 4:14 of ice time, with no goals and no assists.
Placing Conboy on waivers iallows the Canes to call up a player this weekend, if need be, general manager Jim Rutherford said.
Hurricanes move up in rankings
9 days ago by
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The Hurricanes are moving up in the rankings. The financial rankings, that is.
Carolina is No. 21 in Forbes' annual NHL Team Evaluations for 2008-2009, up from No. 22 last season.
Forbes reported that the Hurricanes have a Team Value of $177 million, an increase of $9 million...
Kings 5, Canes 2
9 days ago by
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Tuomo Ruutu has two goals but Randy Jones' power-play goal gave the Kings a 3-2 lead in the third and the Kings rolled to a 5-2 victory.
The winless streak for the Canes now is 13 games.
Jarret Stoll's goal at 2:01 of the second pushed the Kings ahead 2-0. But the Canes...
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