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Hurricanes Win Again With Goaltending, Effort

Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:41 AM.

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The Hurricanes won their second straight game in as many nights when they came away with the final two points of the Hockey Night on OS regular season against Ottawa tonight. Cam Ward was stellar in net again as he stopped 26 of 27 Senator shots. Jussi Jokinen struck first and scored early for Carolina, just 3:12 after the puck dropped, but would later be matched by a Jason Speeza power play goal in the 2nd Period. The decisive GWG was scored by Jeff Skinner who collected a rebound in the crease from a Chad Larose wrister and punched it passed Craig Anderson who managed 23 saves on the night.

The win moves Carolina to 6th in the Eastern Conference temporarily as the 7th, 8th, and 9th place teams (Islanders, Flyers and Jets respectively) still have games remaining on the schedule. The Hurricanes will be able to know they did all they could to secure a birth in the post season but will be left waiting and watching the league wrap up the regular season before they know their ultimate fate.