The Carolina Hurricanes’ fans have shown up for both home playoff games ready to offer the team whatever energy it needs. Tuesday, the Canes finally fed off that support.
After an early elbow to Tuomo Ruutu’s head by Dainius Zubrus, the Canes threatened to score (but didn’t) on the power play. They spent the rest of the period pounding Zubrus into the boards in retribution before Eric Staal gave the Canes their first 1-0 lead of the series.
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RALEIGH — Jussi Jokinen just barely beat the buzzer, giving the Carolina Hurricanes an all-important 4-3 victory at the RBC Center. Jokinen deflected a Dennis Seidenberg shot into the goal.
The series moves back to New Jersey for Game 5 on Thursday.
The Canes allowed two goals in the third, allowing the Devils to tie. But with a furious late push, the Hurricanes got the goal they need to cap a big night.
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RALEIGH — The New Jersey Devils' Travis Zajac scored in overtime to give them a 3-2 overtime victory at the RBC Center. The Devils take a 2-1 series lead and play the Canes again Tuesday.
Eric Staal's hat trick lead the Canes to a 9-0 shutout of the N.Y. Islanders at the RBC Center in Raleigh on Tuesday, April 7, 2009.
See 118 raw images from the game with the Islanders at the RBC Center in Raleigh on Tuesday, April 7, 2009.
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RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes are still streaking.
The Canes, getting third-period goals from Chad LaRose and Rod Brind'Amour, fought past the New York Rangers 4-2 Thursday at the RBC Center.
Make it seven straight wins for the Hurricanes, who moved into fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 93 points. Make it 10 straight victories at the RBC Center, breaking the franchise record set in the 2005-06 season.
With the score tied 2-2 in the third period, LaRose and Brind'Amour scored 28 seconds apart. LaRose with 7:35 left off a Jussi Jokinen pass in front, and Brind'Amour followed with a blast with 7:07 to play as the sellout crowd of 18,680 thundered.
LaRose had a pair of goal for the Canes, who have four regular-season games remaining. Brind'Amour continued his late-season surge and Eric Staal scored a power-play goal in the first period.
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Tuomo Ruutu added an empty netter with 24 seconds left as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-0 at the RBC Center Monday.
It was the Hurricanes fourth straight win, matching their previous season-long winning streak.
The win moves the Hurricanes back into a playoff spot, as they leapfrogged not only the Rangers, but also the Florida Panthers and the Pittsburgh Penguins to slide into the sixth spot in the Eastern
Conference.
I lied, there's more than one big concert announcement today. Also dropping, Australian hunk o' burnin' country love Keith Urban at Raleigh's RBC Center on June 19. Tickets go on sale Feb. 14. And as far as I know, this show will also bring old Raleigh hand Brad Rice back to town as part of Urban's touring band.
Herein find some gratitude for the RBC Center staff, for a Durham couple who helped a stranded motorist and for some good Samaritans who brightened the day of a hockey-loving couple. Anybody you need to thank?
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes win their second straight game, scoring twice in the first period before holding on for a 2-0 win over the Atlanta Thrashers at RBC Center Saturday.
Canes’ center Matt Cullen scored first, getting a short-handed goal on the assist from Chad LaRose. Until Thursday, the Hurricanes were the only team in the NHL without a short-handed goal. Cullen assisted LaRose for that goal, in a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
