Carolina Hurricanes Recap on Blue Jackets and Flames Games!!

Playing 3 games in 4 nights the Carolina Hurricanes have kept a 6 game point streak alive and have won 5 of their last 6 games. Extending a 3 game win streak on Friday night to 4 games then going to Washington to loss to the Capitals with 14 seconds left in OT. After a well deserved day of rest the Hurricanes were back in action Monday night against a "Flaming" hot Calgary!

Friday night again the Blue Jackets was more than just a hockey game, it was also the Hurricanes time to show support for the league wide Hockey Fights Cancer. There were 7 local cancer awareness charities that were in attendance that got a donation from the Hurricanes organization. The Hurricanes fought back to push the game to overtime with another great performance by Cam Ward. With 37 seconds left in OT Elias Lindholm once again lit the lamp for the game winner!

Cam Ward

The Hurricanes then took a quick flight to DC where they would face a familiar face in Justin Peters between the pipes for the Capitals.  Once again for the second night in a row the Hurricanes were playing from behind; but with the persistence this team has been playing with lately they battled back to push the game to OT and get another point in the standings. Even though Ward got a well deserved night off, Dobby played a good game till 14 seconds left in OT when Backstrom cashed in on a rebound from a heavy Ovechkin shot.

Sunday practice was canceled at RCI and when the Hurricanes returned to the ice on Monday they were ready to go looking for 2 more points. Cam Ward looking for his 5th win in a row as the started got his wish by stopping 22 of 23 Calgary shots. Justin Faulk had a big night getting the game winning goal as well as 2 assists. Tim Gleason collected his 1st of the season with a great set up by Jeff Skinner. Skinny had a big night as well with 1 assist and 1 goal!! That goal turned out to be his 100th career NHL goal.

Skinner 100th Goal Puck 

The Hurricanes have seemed to turn it around after a HORRIBLE month of October and are starting to find their identity as a team.

Hurricanes play again at PNC on Thursday night to face former coach Paul Maurice and the Winnipeg Jets.

Regular Season Game 3: Coyotes Vs. Hurricanes

Justin Faulk 

CANES WIN!!! For this 1st time in the 2014-2015 NHL season the Hurricanes get a win and its the first win since April 13, 2014! Coming off a rough road trip; the Hurricanes returned home for the first time since hosting Buffalo on October 14th. After a couple days of rest the Hurricanes welcomed Patrick Dwyer and Nathan Gerbe back to the lineup and saw Alexander Semin as a healthy extra when they hosted Arizona for the 3rd home game of the season.

Right from puck drop the Hurricanes were playing like they had something to prove and looked like a different team and the message from the coaching staff on performance was well received. Hurricanes put a total of 35 shots on goal, had an effective penalty kill and power play, as well as a huge net presence on the offense and defense ends. Elias Lindholm got his first 2 goals of the season and Juri Tlusty got a power play goal to make the 3-0 and that was also his 6th of the season and team leading goal.

Cam Ward #1 Star

Cam Ward looked like the Cam Ward of old; stopping all 25 shots and getting his first shutout since March 2012. This was a big confidence booster not only for Ward but for the team as a whole. Another standout performance tonight was that of Justin Faulk; tonight was one of his better nights of the season. He finished the game with 2 assists and 4 takeaways. That was after take a puck to the chin;


going to the dressing room to get repairs and coming back with a full cage.

Quick turn around the Hurricanes will host the Stanley Cup Champion LA Kings in a back-to-back situation tomorrow at 5pm.

Elias Lindholm

Three Stars of the Night
1. Cam Ward - Shutout
2. Elias Lindholm - 2 goals
3. Justin Faulk - 2 Assist

Hurricanes Scoring
1st Period:  Elias Lindholm (1) ASST Bellemore (1) Gerbe (1)
Elias Lindholm (2) ASST Nash (4) Faulk (3)
2nd Period: Juri Tlusty (6) ASST E. Staal (3) Faulk (4)
3rd Period: None