Erik Cole News

Toronto defenceman Ian White fought hard against the Hurricanes, scoring a goal that put them ahead with just 30 seconds left.

After the most inspirational finish to a game this season, right wing Tuomo Ruutu of the Carolina Hurricanes was ready to put it in the past.

A season that is going south hit a low point down in Dixie last night with a 6-5 shootout loss.

Carolina Hurricanes' Stephane Yelle, right, scores on Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson during the second period in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday.

The Carolina Hurricanes are feeling far better about their chances of escaping the Eastern Conference cellar after earning a point in three straight games.

Carey Price stopped all six Carolina attempts in the shootout, Maxim Lapierre scored the winner and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Hurricanes 3-2 Tuesday night.

On paper, it almost looks like a gimme. But as just about everyone knows, expecting such can be dangerous and surely Canadiens head coach Jacques Martin will be driving that point home ahead of his team's tilt against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre.

They hadn't had a victory in more than five weeks. 'There were five or six we should have won but didn't get a break,' GM Jim Rutherford says.

Just plain brutal. Is there any other way to describe how the Carolina Hurricanes have begun their 2009-10 campaign? Injuries have certainly played a part, with Erik Cole , Eric Staal , Ray Whitney and Cam Ward -- easily the team's four best fantasy stars -- all missing time.

Acquired in a trade with Carolina in 2009. PERFORMANCE: COLD 2 pts in last 8 GP CURRENT STATUS: On roster ASSETS: Is an explosive scorer and a very creative forward.

The Carolina Hurricanes went into the game with an 11-game winless streak and without forwards Eric Staal and Ray Whitney.

With the possibility that Ray Whitney and Tuomo Ruutu may miss games with upper-body injuries, the Canes are calling up forward Zach Boychuk from the Albany River Rats .

Shawn Thornton takes on former Bruins teammate Steve Montador in the first period of a chippy contest.

Carolina goaltender Cam Ward was taken to the hospital after his leg was cut by a skate during the first period of the Hurricanes' game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

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.

Florida's Michael Frolik, left, and Carolina's Erik Cole fall to the ice in a game Wednesday that ended with a Panthers win.

Carolina's quest to snap its franchise-record tying losing streak just got a little harder, as the Hurricanes will be without center Eric Staal for tonight's game against the Florida Panthers at BankAtlantic Center.

The Carolina Hurricanes will be without star centre Eric Staal for several games, according to general manager Jim Rutherford.

Kent Huskins and Brad Staubitz scored 1:22 apart in the second period, Evgeni Nabokov made 25 saves and the surging San Jose defeated reeling Carolina 5-1 on Sunday.