s postponed game, on Wednesday night at the Wells Fargo Center. The Hurricanes scored a goal in each period and Anton Khudobin stopped 22 of 24 shots in a solid effort for the win. Alexander Semin kept his scoring streak alive as he lit the lamp about midway through the first period, to make the score 1-0. Eric Staal found his linemate with the primary assist, but the Russian fired in a beautiful...
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