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Rod Brind'Amour (center) celebrates the goal that put the Canes in the Stanley Cup finals.
Perfect Storm
Hurricane season started Thursday. In Carolina, it never ended. Rod Brind'Amour scored at 11:22 of the third period as the Hurricanes beat the Sabres 4-2 in Game 7 to reach the Cup finals. Story
• Hradek: In Rod they trust
 HURRICANES WIN 4-3
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| 2010 SEASON LEADERS |
| GOALS |
ASSISTS |
PTS |
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Marian Gaborik
G: 18
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Joe Thornton
A: 25
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Anze Kopitar
Pts: 33
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| Complete Leaders |
| GAA |
SAVE % |
WINS |
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Ryan Miller
GAA: 1.97
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Antero Niittymaki
SV: .936
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Evgeni Nabokov
W: 14
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| Complete Leaders |
| Team Stats |
| Team |
GF |
GA |
GFA |
GAA |
PP% |
PK% |
| Hurricanes |
73 |
60 |
2.92 |
2.40 |
24.0 |
85.4 |
| Oilers |
70 |
61 |
2.92 |
2.54 |
17.0 |
86.1 |
| Sabres |
60 |
49 |
3.33 |
2.72 |
16.2 |
82.6 |
| Ducks |
46 |
36 |
2.88 |
2.25 |
10.8 |
88.5 |
| Senators |
36 |
29 |
3.60 |
2.90 |
25.0 |
87.3 |
| Sharks |
29 |
29 |
2.64 |
2.64 |
15.3 |
80.6 |
| Devils |
27 |
21 |
3.00 |
2.33 |
19.0 |
75.6 |
| Avalanche |
22 |
31 |
2.44 |
3.44 |
09.6 |
86.0 |
| INJURY REPORT |  | Tuomo Ruutu - RW - Nov 24
Ruutu left Monday's game against Dallas early with a lower body injury, TSN.ca reports.
Scott Walker - RW - Nov 22
Walker (upper body) will not accompany the Hurricanes on their upcoming road trip, the Hurricanes' official site reports.
Eric Staal - C - Nov 22
Staal (upper body) has returned to practice and is hoping to return to the lineup next week, the Hurricanes' official site reports.
Joni Pitkanen - D - Nov 20
Pitkanen (lower body) is almost certain to play Saturday against the Lightning, the Hurricanes' official site reports.
Eric Staal - C - Nov 19
Staal(upper body), has been placed on injured reserve, TSN.ca reports.
Cam Ward - G - Nov 19
The Hurricanes are hoping Ward can return from a leg injury on December 5, a home game against the Canucks, the Raleigh News and Observer reports.
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 | Robert Nilsson - C - Nov 24
Nilsson (concussion) practiced with the Oilers on Tuesday, according to the Oilers web site.
Ryan Stone - C - Nov 24
Stone (knee) practiced with the team on Tuesday, according to the Oilers web site.
Nikolai Khabibulin - G - Nov 24
Khabibulin (back) still hasn't made any progress, according to the Edmonton Sun.
Nikolai Khabibulin - G - Nov 23
Khabibulin (back) did not skate on Monday, TSN.ca reports.
Nikolai Khabibulin - G - Nov 22
Khabibulin (back) considers himself day to day as of now, according to the Oilers web site.
Jean-Francois Jacques - LW - Nov 21
Jacques (back) is hoping to return on Saturday, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Nikolai Khabibulin - G - Nov 21
Khabibulin missed the game on Saturday with a back injury, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Liam Reddox - LW - Nov 20
Reddox (ankle) was on the ice for practice on Friday, according to the Oilers web site.
Shawn Horcoff - C - Nov 20
Horcoff (shoulder) was practiced on Friday, according to the Oilers web site.
Ales Hemsky - RW - Nov 20
Hemsky (upper body) was back on the ice Friday for practice, according to the Oilers web site.
Ethan Moreau - LW - Nov 20
Moreau (head) was back on the ice for practice on Friday, according to the Oilers web site.
Ryan Stone - C - Nov 20
The Oilers believe Stone (knee) may be able to practice with the team this weekend, according to the Oilers web site.
Marc-Antoine Pouliot - C - Nov 20
Pouliot (pelvis) may be able to return to practice this weekend for the Oilers, according to the Oilers web site.
Ales Hemsky - RW - Nov 20
Hemsky (upper body) missed practice on Thursday, according to the Edmonton Sun.
Ethan Moreau - LW - Nov 20
Moreau (head) did not practice on Thursday, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Ryan Stone - C - Nov 19
Stone (knee) should begin practicing with Edmonton this weekend, according to the Oilers web site.
Jean-Francois Jacques - LW - Nov 19
Jacques (back) practiced with the team in full on Thursday, according to the Oilers web site.
Liam Reddox - LW - Nov 19
Reddox (ankle) missed practice on Thursday, according to the Oilers web site.
Shawn Horcoff - C - Nov 19
Horcoff (shoulder) couldn't make it through practice on Thursday, according to the Oilers web site.
Mike Comrie - C - Nov 19
Comrie has been diagnosed with monocucleosis, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Ethan Moreau - LW - Nov 19
Moreau missed the third period on Wednesday after taking a blow to the head, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Mike Comrie - C - Nov 19
Comrie missed the game on Wednesday with the flu, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Jean-Francois Jacques - LW - Nov 18
Jacques (back) is schedule to practice with the team on Wednesday, according to the Edmonton Journal.
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 The Hurricanes were the ninth team to win Game 7 of an NHL postseason series after trailing at the end of the second period. But they were the first to do so in a conference finals or the Stanley Cup finals since 1979, when the Canadiens overcame a 3-1 deficit after two periods to beat the Bruins 5-4 and advance to the Stanley Cup finals.
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Wednesday, May 31
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Saturday, May 27
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Friday, May 26
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Thursday, May 25
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broken left arm and will miss the rest of the playoffs.
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Tuesday, May 23
Hurricanes will try to keep Sabres off their game againCredit the Carolina Hurricanes for being the first team in the postseason to get the Buffalo Sabres off their game.
Sunday, May 21
Canes' Cole back on ice for practice, iffy for playoffsWill Carolina's Erik Cole be back in the postseason? Cole won't be sure until he has a CT scan in the upcoming week to check his progress.
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