Carolina Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour (17) and Tim Conboy (38) celebrate with Tuomo Ruutu, from Finland, following a shootout during an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Raleigh, N.C. , Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Ruutu scored the final goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in a shootout, giving them a 2-1 victory. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Carolina Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour (17) and Tim Conboy (38) celebrate with Tuomo Ruutu, from Finland, following a shootout during an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Raleigh, N.C. , Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Ruutu scored the final goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in a shootout, giving them a 2-1 victory.

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  1. Carolina Hurricanes' Jay Harrison, top, and Andrew Alberts (41) celebrate Harrison's goal against the Florida Panthers during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. Carolina won 7-2.
  2. Carolina Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour (17), Niclas Wallin (7), from Sweden, Jussi Jokinen (36), from Finland, and Andrew Alberts, top, celebrate Brind'Amour's goal against the Florida Panthers' during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. Carolina won 7-2.
  3. Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward, center, and Niclas Wallin (7), from Sweden, look on as Florida Panthers' Michael Frolik (67), from the Czech Republic, skates toward the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. Carolina won 7-2.
  4. Carolina Hurricanes' Tom Kostopoulos (29) and Florida Panthers' Michael Frolik (67), of the Czech Republic, skate during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. Carolina won 7-2.
  5. Carolina Hurricanes head coach Paul Maurice, upper right, and associate head coach Ron Francis, second from upper right, speak with Jussi Jokinen (36), from Finland, during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. Carolina won 7-2.
  6. Carolina Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour (17) and Tim Conboy (38) celebrate with Tuomo Ruutu, from Finland, following a shootout during an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Ruutu scored the final goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in a shootout, giving them a 2-1 victory.
  7. Carolina Hurricanes' Tuomo Ruutu, from Finland, reacts following his goal during a shootout in an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Ruutu scored the final goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in the shootout, giving them a 2-1 victory.
  8. Carolina Hurricanes' Tuomo Ruutu (15) chases Atlanta Thrashers' Maxim Afinogenov (61), from Russia, during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. Carolina won 4-3.
  9. Carolina Hurricanes' Tuomo Ruutu (15), of Finland, waits for the rebound from Nashville Predators' Pekka Rinne (35) during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Sept. 18, 2009.
  10. The Carolina Hurricanes, foreground, celebrate a goal by teammate Tuomo Ruutu (obscured) as Tampa Bay Lightning's Mike Smith (41) and David Hale (21) look on during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. The Hurricanes won the game 3-1.
  11. Carolina Hurricanes' Tuomo Ruutu (15) collides with Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Mike Smith (41) as Hurricanes Jussi Jokinen (36) looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. The Hurricanes won 3-1.
  12. RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 19: Tuomo Ruutu #15 of the Carolina Hurricanes scores the winning goal in the shoot out against Jonas Gustavsson #50 of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the RBC Center on November 19, 2009 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes defeated the Maple Leafs 6-5 in the shoot out.
  13. Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal, left, and Tampa Bay Lightning's Paul Ranger battle in front of Lightning goalie Mike Smith during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Carolina won 2-1 in a shootout.
  14. Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Mike Smith scuffles with Carolina Hurricanes' Stephane Yelle (18) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.
  15. Tampa Bay Lightning's Ryan Malone (12) celebrates his goal against the Carolina Hurricanes with Martin St. Louis (26), Vincent Lecavalier, facing, and Steven Stamkos, left, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward and Joe Corvo (77) look on at right.
  16. Tampa Bay Lightning's Ryan Malone (12) scores on Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward as Tim Gleason (6) looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.

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