Ducks work overtime to hit hurricanes on Sam Steel
- by Cecil Buchanan
- in Sports
- — Jan 19, 2020
In their first game without star defenseman Dougie Hamilton, who suffered a broken leg in the team's previous game, the Hurricanes lacked jump.
RALEIGH, NC - The Ducks reached their nine-day break for their goodbye week and all-star break in the PNC Arena on Friday with a 2-1 overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes. The 26-year-old was picked for the All-Star Game for the first time. Carolina is 15-8-0 on home ice this season and have won 5 of their last 7 in their own building, but they are 0-5 SU in their last 5 home games against Anaheim. He had surgery on Friday to fix his fibula and is expected to be out for two to three months.
Hurricanes forward Brock McGinn had a critical scoring chance in the final seconds of regulation but was stopped by Miller. He tipped in a shot from Joel Edmundson.
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The Hurricanes are not in a great run of form right now and lost 4-2 to the Ducks earlier this season, but I think they get their revenge on Friday night.
Reimer stopped Daniel Sprong's scoreless shot with 4:45 left in the period to keep the score the same. Sebastian Aho scored the lone goal for Carolina, which was his first goal in eight games.
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Hurricanes: Host the New York Islanders on Sunday.
The 25-year-old has collected 137 points (27 goals, 110 assists) and a plus-51 rating in 356 career games since being selected by the Hurricanes in the fourth round of the 2012 National Hockey League draft.
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