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Teuvo Teravainen had a goal with two assists, and Jordan Staal recorded one of each as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the visiting Minnesota Wild 5-1 on Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C. Brett Pesce, Andrei Svechnikov and Lucas Wallmark also scored for the Hurricanes, who bounced back from Thursday's 6-3 home loss to Tampa Bay. A winner in five of seven, Carolina (41-26-7, 89 points) owns the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Minnesota (35-32-9, 79), meanwhile, fell to 2-5-1 over its last eight and sits just outside of playoff position in the West, one point back of Colorado. Continue to Article

March 23, 2019 9:54:pm EST

As Nino Niederreiter looks to continue helping the Carolina Hurricanes' push toward ending their nine-year playoff drought, he can also potentially deliver a hit to his former team's postseason plans. On Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C., the Minnesota Wild face Niederreiter for the first time since they traded him to the Hurricanes in this matchup of playoff hopefuls. A long-time contributor and fan-favorite for the Wild, Niederreiter was losing ice time in his sixth season with the club when it dealt him to Carolina on Jan. 17 for Victor Rask. Continue to Article

March 23, 2019 3:33:am EST

Yanni Gourde has been suspended two games by the NHL Department of Player Safety for his hit to the head of Jordan Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday night. The Tampa Bay Lightning forward went to lay a hit on Staal and ended up getting his head, leading to a match penalty and an ejection. Staal, who missed 32 games this season while dealing with a concussion, left the game before returning and scoring Carolina's second goal in a 6-3 loss. Continue to Article

March 22, 2019 8:02:pm EST

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored four goals in the third period to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Thursday night at Raleigh, N.C. Ryan Callahan tallied the go-ahead goal, and Brayden Point and Ryan McDonagh followed with goals. Steven Stamkos, Tyler Johnson and Anthony Cirelli scored earlier for the Lightning, who have a seven-game winning streak. Callahan put the Lightning in front with 9:51 to play in the third period, cutting through the slot and converting on a redirection. Continue to Article

March 22, 2019 12:37:am EST