Sergei Samsonov scored his 200th NHL career goal as Carolina withstood a late rally to beat New Jersey 3-2 on Tuesday.
Ray Whitney and Tuomo Ruutu also scored for the Hurricanes, who extended their winning streak to a season-high four games. Cam Ward continued his recent surge for the Hurricanes, making 26 saves.
FLAMES 5, SHARKS 2
At Calgary, Alberta, Daymond Langkow scored two goals and Calgary surged past San Jose.
Calgary led 2-0 early on goals by Curtis Glencross and Langkow and had a 15-0 edge on shots before San Jose were able to direct their first shot on Miikka Kiprusoff, a bad angle wrist shot from Mike Grier at 16:51 of the first.
The Flames extended the lead to 3-0 late in the period on Mark Giordano’s power-play goal. Second-period goals by Ryane Clowe and Grier moved the Sharks to 4-2. David Moss had the other goal for Calgary.
In other games it was:
• Wild 1, Bruins 0
• Red Wings 3, Blue Jackets 0
• Capitals 2, Flyers 1, SO
• Penguins 3, Thrashers 1
• Sabres 4, Senators 2
• Panthers 4, Maple Leafs 2
• Avalanche 2, Predators 1
• Blackhawks 6, Coyotes 0
• Ducks 3, Kings 1
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