Josh Harding News

The Carolina Hurricanes came as close to earning two points as they have in weeks their last time out.

Josh Harding has not been involved in any transactions this season. News: Harding stopped all four shots he faced after replacing Niklas Backstrom late in Thursday's loss to Vancouver.

Jussi Jokinen and the Carolina Hurricanes finally got to feel good about themselves Sunday.

Canes 5, Wild 4 Submitted by chipalexander on 11/15/2009 - 13:14 Tags: Canes Now The streak is over.

The Carolina Hurricanes will try once again to put an end to the longest losing streak in franchise history when they host the Minnesota Wild in this afternoon's test at RBC Center.The Hurricanes have dropped 14 in a row and are just three losses away from matching the longest skid in NHL history.

Brian Pothier scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Washington Capitals won their fourth in a row without Alex Ovechkin, beating the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Friday night.

2. David Steckel, Capitals: Back with the team after a death in the family, the grinder had four shots, created lots of energy and won 15 of 18 faceoffs.

Josh Harding had something to prove. He did just that. Goalies like to talk about playing with amnesia, forgetting about what happened previously.

Tonight will see the no-longer last in the Western Conference, Minnesota Wild, travel to our great nation's capital to take on thewait for itWashington Capitals.

Preview: The Southeast Division-leading Capitals, coming off an 11-round shootout victory over the Islanders on Wednesday, are 3-1 without superstar Alex Ovechkin, who wants to return tonight from a shoulder injury.

Niklas Backstrom didn't reach the National Hockey League until the age of 28. But, in less than four seasons, the Minnesota Wild's starting goaltender has definitely made up for lost time.

Eight games into his NHL career, the Monster has lived up to his billing. And if Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke is looking for a vision of the future with between the pipes, he may very well get a glimpse of it tonight against the Minnesota Wild .

Cal Clutterbuck is one in a handful of names that should be around when the transformation of the Minnesota Wild under Chuck Fletcher and Todd Richards is complete.

THE BUZZ: With a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild Thursday, Alain Vigneault moved past Harry Neale into second place on the all-time Canucks coaching wins list with 143, just 103 wins behind leader Marc Crawford.

While Josh Harding took several days off to recuperate from what the Wild termed "lower-body soreness," he cleared his head at the same time.

Josh Harding always did have a tendency to be a little too hard on himself. That seems to be the case again after a couple of rough outings that left the Minnesota Wild backup goaltender looking for answers.

Season series. First meeting; Predators and Wild split 2-2 last season. Wild to watch.

Preview: Both of these slow-starting teams are desperate for a victory. The Predators are last in the Central Division at 3-6-1, with six losses and an overtime loss in their past eight games.

Wild fans never got to see the return of injured Rangers star Marian Gaborik on Friday night, so they had to settle for Aaron Voros instead.

Florida Panthers left wing David Booth has been released from a Philadelphia hospital after suffering a concussion during a game.