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Weird game between Toronto and Carolina tonight which the Canes finally pulled out to salvage a brief back-to-back homestand (lost last night to Edmonton in Erik Cole's return to Raleigh). For almost two periods, Toronto seemed to be the dominant team as they pretty much muscled Carolina off the puck at will and generally had the Canes on their heels. #2 goalie Michael Leighton was in nets and wasn't playing very well at all. However, Carolina closed the second with a three-goal flurry to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 lead and then hung on for a 6-4 win. The normally anemic power play actually came through for once with a 3-for-6 effort (though the third one only counts in name only as it was an empty-netter at the end). Still, it feels like this team is playing with fire a bit too much right now.
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