Game 26: Carolina Hurricanes (10-10-5) vs. New Jersey Devils (9-11-5)

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

I figured with the Canes in the thick of the playoff race, what better time to get the game threads started back... maybe we can eventually get a decent Canes following on this board.

 

What: Carolina Hurricanes vs. New Jersey Devils

Where: Raleigh, North Carolina (PNC Arena)

When: 7:00 P.M.

 

The Canes are at home tonight taking on the Devils and with a win they will jump the Rangers for third in the division (the final divisional playoff spot). Carolina is riding a two game winning streak behind their captain, Eric Staal who is on a seven game point streak tallying nine points in his last seven games. 

 

Tonight the Canes will face Cory Schneider after Martin Brodeur gave up four goals two nights ago against the Canes.

 

In other news, Andrej Sekera will miss his first game as a Hurricane as he suffered an upper body injury in Wednesday's game.

 

Line Up's

 

Nathan Gerbe - Eric Staal - Tuomo Ruutu

Jiri Tlusty - Jordan Staal - Patrick Dwyer

Jeff Skinner - Riley Nash - Elias Lindholm

Drayson Bowman - Manny Malhotra - Radek Dvorak

 

Ron Hainsey - Justin Faulk

Jay Harrison - Ryan Murphy

Brett Bellemore - Mike Komisarek

 

Cam Ward

Justin Peters

 

Scratches: None

Suspensions: Kevin Westgarth

Injuries: Alexander Semin, Andrej Sekera, Tim Gleason, Joni Pitkanen, Anton Khudobin

 

 VS.    

[lightsout]

We're so much better when Skinner is healthy. It's crazy. Our top 6 just feels much more crisp.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

That was a bull poo goal.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

What the hell...

[lightsout]

Looked like Bellemore got screwed there. Our defensemen just don't do enough in front. And now Cam lets one trickle through. We completely lost this period in every measurable way.

[lightsout]

OK, Zubrus got the deflection, but still. Those are saves Cam would have made 5 or 6 years ago.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

The f*ck...

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

No idea what the hell happened in that third...