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 "It was about time you get lucky," said Ward, who was winless in
his previous four shootouts. "I've been working on it and trying to
improve upon it. It's nice to get rewarded in a shootout. It's no
secret we've had some difficulties in the shootout, especially with
myself."
Center Elias Lindstrom scored on the Hurricanes' first attempt in
the shootout, and the Coyotes missed their three chances.
Arizona rookie left winger Lucas Lessio put a good move on Ward but
lost control of the puck and it hit the left post on the Coyotes'
first attempt. Center Sam Gagner lost the puck before he could
attempt a shot, and center Antoine Vermette hit the left post on the
Coyotes' final attempt.
"Definitely got undressed in that first one, but I like to think
that I scared him away," Ward said with a smile. "Took a deep breath
and blew it away. You try to stay patient. I say that, but I bit
pretty early on that first one.
"Then the second and third one, I just tried to make them think by
being aggressive on the poke check. 'Gags' obviously lost it, and
the post was my friend on the other one."
 Lindholm had two goals in the first meeting between the teams this
season, when Ward posted a 3-0 shutout to break a season-opening,
eight-game losing streak Nov. 1 in Raleigh, N.C.
The Hurricanes (18-26-7) broke a three-game losing streak Thursday,
but they have four wins in their past seven games and are 6-2-3 in
their past 11.
Hurricanes center Victor Rask and Coyotes right winger Dave Moss
scored in the first period, and neither team scored in the final 58
minutes, 22 seconds of regulation and overtime.
The Coyotes have not scored in their past three shootouts -- going
0-for-9 -- since right winger Shane Doan scored a game-winning goal
while breaking his stick in a 2-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on
Dec. 27.
"We've had too many shootouts this year where we haven't scored,"
Arizona coach Dave Tippett said. "It's pretty hard to win a shootout
when you don't score."
Arizona (19-26-7) had a two-game winning streak broken as it
attempted to win a season-high third game for the third time this
season. The Coyotes played their first home game in 21 days after a
franchise-long, eight-game road trip.
Coyotes defenseman Keith Yandle assisted on Moss' goal in the first
period, his 11th assist in his past 10 games. Yandle leads NHL
defensemen with 33 assists.
Rask scored his seventh goal of the season 63 seconds into the game,
redirecting a screened shot by defenseman Ron Hainsey from the left
circle for a quick 1-0 lead. Hainsey originally was credited with
the goal.
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"It was a good play and a good start," Carolina coach Bill Peters
said. "You always want to start with a lead on the road."
Moss' first goal of the season tied the game at 6:38 of the first
period. Yandle misfired on a wrist shot from the left circle but
tracked the puck down off the back boards and fed Moss as he skated
down the slot.
"When you come home after a long road trip, it seems like guys
didn't have as much jump," Moss said.
Moss scored for the first time since April 23, 2013. Moss, who has
dressed for 30 games this season, said he changed sticks before the
game.
Carolina defenseman Ryan Murphy did not return after taking a stick
to the face from Coyotes left winger Lauri Korpikoski at 9:07 of the
first period. Korpikoski was given a double minor for high sticking.
NOTES: New Coyotes owner Anthony LeBlanc told reporters he planned
to bid to host the NCAA Frozen Four and the 2018 World Junior
Championships. The junior championships would require two other
Arizona venues. Detroit, Buffalo and Florida are among the other
sites to have interested in the junior event. The next available
Frozen Four is in 2019. ... The Coyotes recalled C Alexandre Bolduc
from AHL Portland on Thursday. Bolduc, 29, led Portland with 13
goals, 17 assists and 69 penalty minutes in 37 games this season.
... Carolina first-year coach Bill Peters recorded his first NHL
victory in the Panthers' 3-0 shutout over Arizona on Nov. 1,
snapping an eight-game losing streak to start the season. ...
Arizona LW Mikkel Boedker (spleen) missed his seventh straight game
and C Martin Hanzal (upper body) missed his fourth straight. Each is
expected to miss at least another week.
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