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Hurricanes 5, Predators 4
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Frantisek Kaberle scored on a penalty shot midway through overtime to lead the Carolina Hurricanes past the Nashville Predators. Kaberle was awarded the chance when Scott Hartnell -- who was trying to stop a rush up ice by Carolina -- threw his stick along the ice to slow Kaberle as he skated in for a breakaway against Tomas Vokoun. Kaberle didn't get off a shot then, but took advantage right after. Kaberle hesitated as he took the puck to the left side and flipped it by Vokoun at 2:31 of the extra period. Rod Brind'Amour scored two goals for the Hurricanes, who won their sixth straight game and beat one of the Western Conference's top teams for the second time this week. Carolina, which defeated Central Division-leading Detroit on Tuesday, moved into a tie with Philadelphia with an NHL-best 62 points. Andrew Hutchinson and Erik Cole also scored for Carolina, and Cory Stillman had three assists. Martin Erat scored a pair of third-period goals for the Predators. Steve Sullivan and Kimmo Timonen each added goals.
Devils 3, Canucks 0
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Martin Brodeur made 26 saves for his second consecutive shutout, leading New Jersey to a victory over Vancouver. Brian Gionta scored two power-play goals in the third period and Viktor Kozlov also scored for the Devils, who won their fifth straight. Brodeur, who defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Monday, earned his 78th career shutout and third in five games. The Canucks outshot the Devils 13-11 in the first period. Brodeur made good stops on Henrik Sedin's close-in shot and Mattias Ohlund's power-play slap shot.
Thrashers 2, Blues 0
ATLANTA -- Kari Lehtonen made 37 saves and Atlanta beat St. Louis for its fourth straight victory, tying a franchise record. Lehtonen picked up his first shutout this season and the second of his career. Patrik Stefan gave Atlanta a 1-0 lead that stood up from the first period until the third when Ilya Kovalchuk scored his NHL-leading 34th goal with 5:39 left on a power play. Kovalchuk's goal snapped an 0-for-6 power-play skid. St. Louis lost its fifth in a row and has managed a total of two goals in the last four defeats. The Thrashers also had two four-game winning streaks early in the 2003-04 season.
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