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The Atlanta Thrashers certainly haven't minded playing on the road this year. The Carolina Hurricanes, on the other hand, probably couldn't wait to get back to the RBC Center for tonight's clash between these two Southeast Division foes.

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The Carolina Hurricanes will try to avoid their longest road losing streak to begin a season in franchise history tonight, when they battle the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center.

Though they have put the worst losing streak in franchise history behind them, one thing that the Carolina Hurricanes haven't done this year is pick up a road win.

Rod Brind'Amour The two old hands have more than 3,000 games between them, playoffs included, so it would be nice to see them facing off here and there.

Jason Blake, seen here in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Nov. 6, 2009, is frequently mentioned as one of the Leafs' underachievers so far this season.

Erik Cole #26 of the Carolina Hurricanes scores at 19:57 of the third period against the Toronto Maple Leafs to tie the score at 5-5 at the RBC Center on November 19, 2009 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

19 12:37 pm Tweet This! http://mync.com/site/44728/ Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has recalled Patrick Dwyer from Albany of the American Hockey League .

Roll these numbers on your tongue: the Canadiens went into this game ranked No. 12 in the Eastern Conference, the Hurricanes No.

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

'Canes forward Tom Kostopoulos's stick sacrifice helped former teammate Josh Gorges snap a slump last season.

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.

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.

The good news is that Sidney Crosby is still playing ice hockey in the NHL. The bad news? Virtually every other big name player is not.

The Carolina Hurricanes have already set a record for the franchise's longest losing streak and will try to avoid matching the club's longest stretch without a win when they host the New York Islanders tonight at RBC Center.

There doesn't figure to be too much pressure on Manny Legace when he makes his Hurricanes debut tonight -- only the task of stopping the club's longest losing streak in team history.

As injuries hit the roster and the losses have mounted, the Carolina Hurricanes find an uncomfortable or awkward piece of optimism.

"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.

Brandon Sutter #16 of the Carolina Hurricanes scores backhanded goal during a NHL game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 6, 2009 at RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.