Aaron Ward News

The other worst team in the NHL visits the RBC Center tonight, with the Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs each stuck on 11 points.

At home in Prince Edward Island, Canada, he's known as Lyle Richardson . But around these parts, he's known as Spector, FOXSports.com's Prince of Pucks.

Despite moments earlier this season when he felt he needed a new approach, Carey Price stuck with what he was doing.

Goalie Michael Leighton is expected to start against Montreal after backstopping Carolina to its first win in more than a month on Sunday.

Jussi Jokinen scored the winning goal in the shootout and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Sunday to end a 14-game winless streak.

They were once teammates on the Detroit Red Wings -- Manny Legace, Aaron Ward and Ray Whitney.

"It's an unfortunate reason why I'm coming here, but I'm excited. This is too good a team to be struggling but weird stuff is happening -- they just aren't getting those bounces.

This is almost a no-lose situation for Manny Legace. The veteran goalie is the newest member of the Carolina Hurricanes, called upon to fill in for injured Cam Ward on the team with the NHL's worst record.

Good or bad teams, Eastern or Western Conference, American or Canadian, the Carolina Hurricanes do not discriminate when it comes to losing.

It's official. The Carolina Hurricanes are definitely the worst team in the NHL right now.

In a 3-0 loss Wednesday to Florida, Canes outshot Panthers 21-4 in the first period.

On July 24, hockey was not on Patrick Eaves's mind. The three-year Boston College star was on his honeymoon with wife Katie in Bora Bora.

"The knee feels better but I'll have to wait and see this afternoon," said Pitkanen, who practiced with the team for a third straight day.

The New York Islanders will try once again to post their first win of the season when they welcome the struggling Carolina Hurricanes for tonight's battle at Nassau Coliseum.New York is 0-3-3 on the season and hasn't gained a point since beginning the campaign with three consecutive OT losses.

Carolina's Scott Walker, right, scores the overtime winner during Game 7 of the Hurricanes's second-round playoff series against Boston last season.

Martin Brodeur made 26 saves and moved within one shutout of tying Terry Sawchuk's NHL career record in leading the New Jersey Devils to a 2-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.

To the extent that a hockey game played before the first candy bar hits the fryer across the street at the State Fair can be a litmus test, Wednesday's game was just that for the Carolina Hurricanes.

RALEIGH Defenseman Joni Pitkanen didn't practice with the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday after missing the past two games.

Tom Kostopoulos and Jussi Jokinen scored first-period goals off turnovers in Florida's end to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Panthers 7-2 on Friday night.

It wouldn't surprise Carolina Hurricanes coach Paul Maurice or General Manager Jim Rutherford if the Tampa Bay Lightning orchestrated the season's biggest turnaround.