Erik Cole News

Erik Cole scored three goals and the Carolina Hurricanes snapped a five-game skid by beating the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.

Erik Cole netted his first hat trick of the season, as the Carolina Hurricanes snapped a five-game slide with a 5-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.Ray Whitney added a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes, who earned just their sixth win of the season.

Carolina GM Jim Rutherford is watching his team struggle and doesn't seem to know how to fix things.

Rich Peverly scored the fourth of Atlanta's five third-period goals with 6:03 remaining to help the Thrashers rally for a 6-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.

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.

Carolina is 3-5-2 at home and has points in each of its last three games. ... Win against Minnesota snapped the Canes' franchise-worst tying 14-game winless streak.

After notching points in each of their past four games heading into Saturday's showdown with the Tampa Bay Lightning, it appears the Carolina Hurricanes are turning the corner and second-year center Brandon Sutter has played a big part.

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.