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Yet another Tuesday game that I can't watch live because of bowling.

But the result was great!  I swear all of Carolina's goals were highlight-quality goals.  Great stuff, and Eric Staal continued the case for himself to be on the Canadian Olympic Team, with 2 goals and an assist.  Staal now leads the NHL in goals and is 4th in points.

Tampa Bay actually scored first in this game, and then Carolina built a 4-2 lead but blew that 2 goal goal lead before taking control for the final tally of 6-4.

Sadly, again there were barely 12,000 people in the building.  I wish I could've been there, it would've been a GREAT game!

Carolina finishes their home stand against the Florida Panthers Friday night.

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After 2 periods of "bore you to tears" hockey reminiscent of the old clutch and grab NHL, Carolina finally broke out of the doldroms with 3 goals in the third period to beat the Devils for the second time this season, 4-1.

And when I say "bore you to tears," let me tell you, the first two periods were awful!  Carolina had only 11 shots on goal in the first two periods combined.   The second period featured 11 shots on goal total from both teams.  A second period which featured 7 penalties, including a full minute of 5 on 3 for Carolina - and the shots just weren't happening.

Carolina's third period started out with the first NHL goal by rookie Chad LaRose - his 4th point in 6 games.  LaRose is making the best of his trip to the bigs - he wouldn't be here right now if it weren't for all the injuries.

That goal apparently sparked the team, because Eric Staal put his 22nd goal if the season in the net only 19 seconds later, and Erik Cole added an insurance goal in the final 5 minutes to seal the deal.

Carolina has won 3 straight and 5 of their last 6.  They've got a 5 point lead on the Tampa Bay Lightning, who come into town on Tuesday  in what is known as a 4 point swing game.  if Carolina wins, the lead stretches to 7 points, and if we lose, it drops to 3 points.

We haven't beaten Tampa Bay yet this year, so now's the time!

GO CANES!

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Gordon Miller was doing Storm Front on 850 The Buzz tonight, and he predicted.. no he guaranteed a Carolina win over the Columbus Blue Jackets this evening.  Carolina certainly is a better team - they're a better team than a lot of the people they're playing right now.. but to guarantee a win?  That's just crazy!

Well, I had the pleasure of attending this game with my 3 year old daughter, courtesy of tickets I won on 620 The Bull.  The seats were awesome - about 14 rows up directly behind the north goal.

With no scoring in the first period, the Canes went on the attack towards the goal I was sitting behind, and Rod Brind'Amour was kind enough to put two goals in the net.

Now, when you're sitting upstairs, you kind of rely on seeing other people jump up in order to know when your team has scored.  Alternatively, you wait to see the players react, or you see the light go on, or you hear the horn blow.

With both goals being scored directly in front of me, I knew the instant those goals were scored.  It was pretty sweet seeing the puck bounce to the back of the net.  I liked those seats!  Not that I don't like my cheap seats upstairs - that's how I'm able to go to 24 games on my own dollar.  But don't ever turn down seats behind the goal!

The homestand continues Saturday against the New jersey Devils.

GO CANES!

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Thanks in large part to last night's #1 star, Craig Adams, the Carolina Hurricanes rebounded from a 0-2 deficit to score 5 straight goals and hold on for the win, 5-3.  Adams had 2 goals and an assist and is now half way to his career high of 18 points.  Only that year, he was also -10 on the ice and so far this year he is +8.  That's probably due in part to the fact that the 2005-2006 Carolina Hurricanes are a much better team than the 2002-2003 Carolina Hurricanes were.

I hate it when Carolina plays on Tuesday nights because that's when I bowl (I got a 247 last night!).  I did get to listen to most of the last 10 minutes of the game.  I have not yet watched the replays on TV so I don't know what the goals looked like.

Carolina took only two penalties last night.  Attendance was a meager 11,340 - and I'll be there weren't even that many people there, but i heard the crowd was loud once Carolina started scoring.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are up next with Sergei Federov coming into town.  Is he still with Anna Kournikova?

GO CANES!

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Although the Kings dramatically outshot the Canes 37-22 - including 18-6 in the third period - Carolina jumped out to a 3 goal led and held on for the win last night.

Like all west coast games, I didn't stay up to watch it but I did record it and watch Carolina's goals.  Erik Cole's second goal was a beauty.

We're now 3-1-1 on the road trip with one game to play before coming home for a nice long homestand.  And the Canes are still in first place!

Saturday night the Canes play at San Jose.  The Sharks have been red hot since acquaring Joe Thornton from the Bruins, winning 4 straight and scoring 21 goals in those 4 games.

Methinks they're due for a loss!

GO CANES!

Kevin Adams is an offensive juggernaut!

Okay well maybe not, but he did get his second hat trick of the year (and for his career) last night in Carolina's 6-2 win over the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.  Carolina followed it up with a shorthanded goal by Brett Hedican, and third period goals by Justin Williams and Eric Staal for the final tally.

I didn't get to watch the game (west coast games are just way too late for me!) but I did watch it in "high speed" this morning, and the goals were beautiful.

This brings us to 5 points for the 6 game road trip with 2 games left against Los Angeles and San Jose.

GO CANES!