Hurricanes hold out Wild, 4-3, in NHL season opener
Associated Press
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) -- Brandon Sutter scored twice as the Carolina Hurricanes held on to beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in the opening game of the NHL season on Thursday.
Anton Babchuk and Jussi Jokinen also scored for the Hurricanes.
Brent Burns scored for Minnesota with 3:21 left to leave the Wild down by one, but Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward made a late save to preserve their win.
Minnesota scored through forward
Guillaume Latendresse at 3:33, but Sutter equalized on a power play with 10 seconds left of the first period.
Babchuk put Carolina in front at 5:58 of the second period, only for Minnesota center
Matt Cullen to level at 9:52.
Finnish center Jokinen restored the Hurricanes’ lead on a two-man advantage at 11:16, and Sutter made it 4-2 at 18:03.
| Three star selections |
| 1st: |
BRANDON SUTTER |
| 2nd: |
JUSSI JOKINEN |
| 3rd: |
JONI PITKANEN |
Winning Goaltender
Cam Ward
|
Losing Goaltender
Niklas Backstrom
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Hurricanes
Wild
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