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RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Carolina Hurricanes netminder Cam Ward will be out for a minimum of three to four weeks after his left upper leg was lacerated by an opponent's skate on Saturday, the NHL team said on Sunday. Ward, who needed stitches, was still in hospital in Columbus, Ohio, but is expected to return to Raleigh on Monday, the Hurricanes said on their website (http://hurricanes.nhl.com/). His leg was cut open when he collided with Columbus Blue Jackets forward Rick Nash in the first period of the Blue Jackets' 3-2 victory on Saturday. (Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by ... Read Full Story

Rick Nash scored the Columbus Blue Jackets' third goal in a 2:41 span of the third period to beat Carolina 3-2 Saturday night, the Hurricanes' franchise-record 12th consecutive game without a win. Nikita Filatov and Jared Boll also scored goals for the Blue Jackets, who have picked up points in their last five games. Goalie Steve Mason, who had 24 saves, assisted on Boll's go-ahead goal. Erik Cole and Tim Gleason had goals for Carolina, which lost goalie Cam Ward who was cut by a skate during the first period and taken by ambulance to a hospital for further evaluation. The Hurricanes, who lost ... Read Full Story

Zach Parise and David Clarkson each had a goal and an assist on the power play, and the New Jersey Devils won their eighth straight road game with a 3-2 comeback victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. The Devils are 8-0 away from New Jersey, the second-longest road winning streak to open a season in NHL history. The Buffalo Sabres started 10-0 on the road to start the 2006-07 season. New Jersey's power play led the way, scoring three unanswered goals. Parise, Clarkson and Andy Greene had goals for the Devils. Martin Brodeur faced 21 shots. Milan Michalek and Brian Lee scored ... Read Full Story

Zach Parise and David Clarkson each had a goal and an assist on the power play, and the New Jersey Devils won their eighth straight road game with a 3-2 comeback victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. The Devils are 8-0 away from New Jersey, the second-longest road winning streak to open a season in NHL history. The Buffalo Sabres started 10-0 on the road to start the 2006-07 season. New Jersey's power play led the way, scoring three unanswered goals. Parise, Clarkson and Andy Greene had goals for the Devils. Martin Brodeur faced 21 shots. Milan Michalek and Brian Lee scored ... Read Full Story

Niclas Bergfors scored two power-play goals 3:13 apart in the third period to break open a tie game and send the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 victory over the Alex Ovechkin-less Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. Just seconds after Alexander Semin's hooking penalty gave the Devils their third advantage of the game, Bergfors took a pass from Zach Parise in the right circle and whistled a rising shot over Semyon Varlamov's glove with 8:40 left to make it 3-1. Bergfors then deflected in Travis Zajac's long shot with 4:50 remaining to give the Devils a two-goal edge. The Devils ended Washington's streak of ... Read Full Story