Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward, who was taken to a hospital Saturday after being injured during the game with the Columbus Blue Jackets, received stitches and is expected to return to Raleigh on Sunday.

The Carolina Hurricanes played hard and for the most part played well Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Canes banged and hounded the puck. Ray Whitney scored twice and Cam
Ward twice made spectacular saves to deny the Penguins a goal. Carolina
gamely rallied from a 2-0 deficit to tie the score and force overtime.

But the Hurricanes couldn't finish it off against the Stanley Cup
champions. The Penguins took a 3-2 shootout victory at the RBC Center
on Chris Kunitz' goal.

The Canes fall to the Nashville Predators 4-2 in preseason opener at the RBC Center on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.

First Look: See staff photojournalist Chris Seward's raw edit of 94 images from the preseason hockey game between the Hurricanes and the Nashville ... more

Canes prospects get a chance to shine as the conditioning camp at the RecZone in Raleigh begins on Tuesday, July, 15, 2009.

The Carolina Hurricanes toppled the New Jersey Devils and the Boston Bruins, the best team in the Eastern Conference. Pittsburgh turned out to be ... more

Evgeni Malkin has the Pittsburgh Penguins poised to play for the Stanley Cup and almost single-handedly finished off the Carolina Hurricanes' ... more

See 363 raw images from Game 3 at the RBC Center on Saturday, May 23, 2009.

Evgeni Malkin's hat trick leads the Penguins to a 7-4 win over the Canes in Game 2 in Pittsburgh on Thursday, May 21, 2009.

See 228 raw images from Game 2 with the Penguins in Pittsburgh on Thursday, May 21, 2009.