RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tom Kostopoulos and Rod Brind’Amour scored about a minute apart in the first period, Manny Legace made 25 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa 4-1 on Thursday night for their seventh straight victory.
Chad LaRose and Brandon Sutter also scored to help the Hurricanes win for the 11th time in their last 13 games.
Legace, a midseason acquisition after an injury to starter Cam Ward, has at least one victory against all 30 NHL teams. He stopped Daniel Alfredsson on a breakaway midway through the third period, then denied Jason Spezza in front of the net.
Former Hurricane Matt Cullen, traded to Ottawa on Feb. 12, scored a goal in his return to the RBC Center, breaking up the shutout on a wraparound with 8:05 left.
