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 Defenseman Justin Faulk scored an unassisted goal and captain
Eric Staal added an insurance tally in the third period as the
Hurricanes halted a two-game skid (0-0-2) to moved within six points
of Columbus for the second wild card. Anton Khudobin made 30 saves
for Carolina, which got two assists apiece from Andrei Loktionov and
Jeff Skinner.
Chris Kunitz scored the lone goal for the Penguins, who allowed four
unanswered goals in falling for the fourth time in their last five
home games. Marc-Andre Fleury turned aside 24 shots as Pittsburgh
dropped to 2-4-0 in its last six overall while failing to clinch the
Metropolitan Division title.
Lindholm broke a 1-1 deadlock during a power play 9 1/2 minutes into
the second period, when he buried a feed from Loktionov from the
bottom of the right faceoff circle. The 19-year-old Lindholm struck
again off a turnover 5 1/2 minutes later, connecting from the left
faceoff dot to cap his first career multi-goal performance.
Kunitz opened the scoring nine minutes into the contest as his wrist
shot from the left circle deflected off the stick of Hurricanes
defenseman Ron Hainsey and past Khudobin. Faulk tied it 5 1/2
minutes later on a slap shot from the right point for Carolina,
which got a tip-in from Staal with 8:13 left in the contest.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Pittsburgh C Brian Gibbons was denied by Khudobin on
a penalty shot after being hooked on a breakaway by Hainsey 2:26
into the game. ... Penguins captain Sidney Crosby reached 100 points
for the fifth time in his career — and first since the 2009-10
season — with his league-leading 64th assist on Kunitz's goal. ...
Faulk ended a 30-game goalless drought with his first tally since
Dec. 29, while Skinner extended his point streak to six games with
an assist on Lindholm's second goal. ... Kunitz's career-best 35th
tally extended his point streak to four contests and marked his
NHL-high 14th game-opening goal this season.
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