It took four opportunities for the Carolina Hurricanes to finally secure a win in the shootout.Now 13-0-2 in their last 15 games at home against the Senators, the Hurricanes are only 4 points out of a wild card position.
Mark Stone opened up the scoring in the first period.The goal came off of bad communication between Cam Ward and his teammates as he left the puck in the trapezoid only to have it picked up by Scott Gomez.Gomez left it for Stone and wrapped it in for a 1-0 lead.