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Rostislav Olesz and Radek Dvorak each scored a goal and collected two assists, as the Florida Panthers defeated the NHL-worst Carolina Hurricanes, 6-3, in the front end of a home-and-home series at BankAtlantic Center.

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"I don't know. We've tried to figure that out a lot." The season's just over two months old, and already it's looking like a lost year for the Hurricanes , a team that used a surprisingly deep playoff run late last spring to return to prominence and figured to stay there for a while.

Colin Campbell has been the head disciplinarian of the NHL for the past 11 years and he has handed down his fair share of suspensions over the years.

After a four-day break from games, the Carolina Hurricanes host the Vancouver Canucks , in the only regular season meeting, at the RBC Center Saturday afternoon.

After Saturday afternoon's 5-3 victory at home over the Vancouver Canucks, the 30th-place Hurricanes have snapped their five-game losing streak and may have regained a bit of confidence with Eric Cole's hat trick.

The Associated Press Updated: December 05, 2009, 6:00 PM / Erik Cole scored three goals and the Carolina Hurricanes held off the Vancouver Canucks for a 5-3 victory Saturday, ending their five-game skid.

The Vancouver Canucks have dominated the first two opponents on their road trip.

The Washington Capitals won the game but may have lost their star. Nicklas Backstrom had two goals and an assist while Eric Fehr added a goal and an assist, leading the Capitals past the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Monday night in a game Alex Ovechkin left early with an apparent knee injury.

Watch Carolina Hurricanes vs Atlanta Thrashers online free >> Watch live stream Carolina Hurricanes VS Atlanta Thrashers NHL, United States of America Friday, Nov 27, 2009 7:00 PM ET Last 10 matches: Thrashers 5-3-2; Hurricanes 3-5-2 Its the first of six meetings between the two Southeast Division teams.

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.

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.

Even though I know this makes Carolina Hurricanes fans skin crawl , but this team will always be the Hartford Whalers to me.

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

Erik Cole scored with 2.9 seconds left in regulation, and Tuomo Ruutu tallied in the shootout and added a career-high four assists, as the Carolina Hurricanes came back from a three-goal deficit to shock the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-5, at RBC Center.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to end a lengthy slide tonight, when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes at RBC Center in a clash between the bottom-two teams in the Eastern Conference.

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