1. New Jersey Devils (8-2-3, 19 points, 13 GP)
2. Boston Bruins (8-1-2, 18 points, 11 GP)
3. Carolina Hurricanes (7-4-1, 15 points, 12 GP)
4. Toronto Maple Leafs (8-5-0, 16 points, 13 GP)
5. Ottawa Senators (7-4-2, 16 points, 13 GP)
6. Pittsburgh Penguins (8-5-0, 16 points, 13 GP)
7. Montreal Canadians (7-4-1, 15 points, 12 GP)
8. New York Ranger (7-5-0, 14 points, 12 GP)
Game Recap
Canes beat the Devils at The Rock (once again...)
Three Stars
1. Jiri Tlusty (Back to Back) (2 goals, 0 assists, 2 points)
2. Cam Ward (28 shots, 26 saves, .929 save %)
3. Ilya Kovalchuk (New Jersey) (1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point)
Goals
Goal 1: Jussi Jokinen (1) (PP) (Assists: Joe Corvo, Joni Pitkanen)
Goal 2: Patrick Dwyer (4) (Assists: Jay Harrison, Justin Faulk)
Goal 3: Jiri Tlusty (4) (Assist: Eric Staal)
Goal 4: Jiri Tlusty (5) (Assists: Eric Staal, Justin Faulk)
News and Notes
- Jiri Tlusty was named the first star again, making it two nights in a row with a total of 4 goals, 2 assists, and 6 points.
- Joni Pitkanen left the game with a lower body injury (might force JR to make a trade).
- Eric Staal's point streak has reached double digits hitting 10 consecutive games with at least a point after going pointless in the first two games.
- Eric Staal now leads the NHL in +/- rating with an incredible +12 in 12 games.
- Carolina recorded one of their best road trips in team history compiling a 9 out of a possible 12 points while going 4-1-1.
- Carolina snapped the five game winning streak of the Devils tonight.
- Carolina moved from 9th place to 3rd place this week, jumping six teams in the process.
- The Hurricanes are now a full game ahead of Tampa Bay for the division lead.
Eric Staal (8 goals, 8 assists, 16 points)
Jeff Skinner (7 goals, 5 assists, 12 points)
Jordan Staal (1 goal, 10 assists, 10 points)
Alexander Semin (3 goals, 7 assists, 10 points)
Jiri Tlusty (5 goals, 4 assists, 9 points)
