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RALEIGH, N. Ryan Switzer Raiders Jersey .C. -- Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. The Hurricanes took a 4-0 lead early in a wild second period, which produced seven goals. It was the third straight win for Carolina, which is 11-0-1 in its last 12 home games against Ottawa. The result moved the Hurricanes a point ahead of the Senators in the Eastern Conference standings. Nathan Gerbe added a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes, while Eric Staal, Riley Nash and Tuomo Ruutu each scored. Kyle Turris scored his 16th and 17th goals of the season for Ottawa, which also got a goal from Mike Zibanejad. Clarke MacArthur and Eric Gryba each had two assists for the Senators. Carolina goalie Anton Khudobin had 23 saves. Ottawa goalie Robin Lehner, playing for the first time in five games, was pulled after the second period with a 5-3 deficit and finished with 17 saves. Craig Anderson stopped nine shots in the third. The game had originally been scheduled for Friday night, but was postponed because of the NHL rule prohibiting teams playing three days in a row. The Hurricanes game at Philadelphia on Tuesday night was postponed to Wednesday because of the winter storm and the team was at Buffalo on Thursday night. Gerbe got Carolinas first goal at even strength at 10:30 of the first. Carolina then outshot the visitors 16-9 in a high-scoring second period. Staal put the Hurricanes up 2-0 on a breakaway at 6:05 of the second for his 12th of the season. It went to 3-0 just 22 seconds later on another rush, as Malhotra took Gerbes pass from the left boards on the glove-side doorstep and buried the puck. Riley Nash made it 4-0 at 13:23. Turris broke the shutout at 13:58 with his 16th goal of the season and added a short-handed goal at 17:45. Ruutu fired in an unassisted power-play goal from the high slot at 19:27 to make it 5-2. But Zibanejad scored 10 seconds later to finish the scoring in the period. Malhotra sealed the result with an empty-net goal at 18:19 of the third. Carolina had won the first meeting of the season 4-1 on Nov. 24 in Raleigh. The last Ottawa win at Carolina was a 3-2 shootout on Oct. 25, 2011. NOTES: The teams will play again this season on March 31 in Ottawa. ... Carolina D Mike Komisarek has a two-game assist streak for the first time since Oct. 29, 2011. ... Hurricanes D Patrick Dwyer was out for his second straight game (upper body). ... Ottawa RW Mark Stone (upper body) missed his third straight. ... Former Carolina D Joe Corvo was a healthy scratch for the Senators. ... Carolina completes its two-game homestand on Monday against Columbus. ... Ottawa ends its four-game road swing on Tuesday night at Columbus. Emmanuel Lamur Jersey . -- Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno was admitted to the hospital Friday for observation due to minor complications from cancer treatments, his family said. Marcus Gilchrist Jersey . "Im excited just for a new start, just to see where things are going, to bring some kind of tradition back to the team and guys being excited about something new," the defensive back said during a conference call Monday after agreeing to stay with the Bombers rather than go to free agency next month.BALTIMORE -- Enough of this preseason stuff. Joe Flacco cant wait to see what the new-look Baltimore Ravens offence does when it counts. Flaccos final pass of the game was a touchdown to Steve Smith near the end of the first half, and the Ravens beat the Washington Redskins 23-17 Saturday night for their third straight win. Flacco outdid Robert Griffin III, who concluded his horrid performance -- and preseason -- with an interception. If this was a dress rehearsal for the regular season, the Ravens had reason to be encouraged. Flacco went 16 for 23 for 180 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown throw to Smith with 25 seconds left in the second quarter. Operating in first-year offensive co-ordinator Gary Kubiaks up-tempo attack, Flacco is 29 for 45 for 345 yards and no interceptions in three exhibition games. At this point, hes prepared to skip next weeks preseason finale and move ahead to the regular-season opener against Cincinnati. "This is my seventh year. Im ready," Flacco said. "Everybody is ready for real live games. Get out there and go." Although the Ravens (3-0) twice failed on fourth-and-1 runs and gained only 37 yards on the ground in the first half, they performed the two-minute drill to near perfection. Flacco went 6 for 8 for 74 yards during the 74-yard drive. Torrey Smith had four catches for 41 yards on the march and Steve Smith made a sensational sliding catch in the end zone after beating Washingtons E.J. Biggers. Signed a free agent during the off-season, Steve Smith finished with six catches for 80 yards. He was asked if the offence is ready for the regular season. "Whether we are or we arent, its coming," Smith replied. "We had no choice but to be prepared and ready to make plays." The Redskins, and Griffin in particular, look like they could use another month to get ready for the opener at Houston on Sept. 7. Griffin went 5 for 7 for 20 yards in the first half and was sacked three times. He returned in the third quarter and threw just one pass, an interception by rookie C.J. Mosley deep in Washington territory. Griffin also dropped a snap and gained 3 yards on three impromptu runs. "The offence goes as I go, so personally, I have to play better," he said. "But I tthink we shot ourselves in the foot too many times, had too many mistakes. Marcus Gilchrist Raiders Jersey. Whenever we can get 11 guys working in one direction, were going to be something special. Thats something well continue to work on. Well get it fixed." At least Griffin didnt get hurt, and thats about the best that can be said of his night. Backup Kirk Cousins went 14 for 20 for 122 yards and two touchdowns, but its very likely he will be on the sideline when the Redskins (2-1) face Houston. First-year coach Jay Gruden said of Griffin: "Hes got to move on. Weve got to do a better job of getting in rhythm, get some completions early, get some first downs. We were so bad on first and second down, I think, it kept us in some third down and longs." Gruden said Griffin and most of the Redskins starters would not play in the preseason finale at Tampa Bay. The Ravens, meanwhile, showed signs theyre ready to bounce back from an 8-8 season. "I thought we played a really good, solid football game," coach John Harbaugh said. After Bernard Pierce got stuffed by Redskins linebacker Keenan Robinson on a fourth-and-1 to end the games first series at midfield, Washington used a 19-yard run by Alfred Morris and a pass interference call to set up a field goal. Pierce left later in the first quarter to be examined for a concussion after being tackled in the backfield by a blitzing Brandon Meriweather. Pierce did not return and finished with minus-3 yards on four carries. He is expected to start the first two regular-season games while Ray Rice serves a suspension for domestic violence. The period ended with Ravens rookie running back Lorenzo Taliaferro being stopped for no gain on a fourth-and-1 from the Washington 11. "We have to be able to convert those," Flacco said. NOTES: Redskins injuries included: LB Brian Orakpo (minor ankle sprain), CB Chase Minnifield (hamstring) and T Morgan Moses (slight MCL sprain). . Besides Pierce, the Ravens had no significant injuries. "Im sure there will be some bumps and bruises that well look at," Harbaugh said. ... The teams were a combined 2 for 5 on fourth-and-1. After the Ravens were stopped twice and the Redskins once, Baltimore succeeded twice in the fourth quarter. . Cheap Hawks Jerseys Cheap Celtics Jerseys Cheap Nets Jerseys Cheap Hornets Jerseys Cheap Bulls Jerseys Cheap Cavaliers Jerseys Cheap Mavericks Jerseys Cheap Nuggets Jerseys Cheap Pistons Jerseys Cheap Warriors Jerseys Cheap Rockets Jerseys Cheap Pacers Jerseys Cheap Clippers Jerseys Cheap Lakers Jerseys Cheap Grizzlies Jerseys ' ' '
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