Newark,  NJ  (SportsNetwork.com) - Patrick  Dwyer's short-handed tally late in
 the  second cappe...

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 Newark,  NJ  (SportsNetwork.com) - Patrick  Dwyer's short-handed tally late in
 the  second capped Carolina's three-goal frame and proved to be the difference
 on  Wednesday, as  the Hurricanes  held  off the  New Jersey  Devils, 4-3,  in
 the opener of a home-and-home set at Prudential Center.
 
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 Tuomo  Ruutu  and Ron  Hainsey also lit  the lamp in  the second, while Justin
 Faulk  opened  the scoring in the  first with his  first of the season for the
 Hurricanes, who have won two straight on the heels of a four-game slide.
 
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 Cam Ward backstopped the victory with 19 saves.
 
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 Travis  Zajac,  Andy Greene and Jaromir  Jagr each scored once for the Devils,
 who have dropped their last three games.
 
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 Martin Brodeur allowed all four goals on 22 shots in defeat.
 
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NHL Game Summary - Carolina at New Jersey

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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils will kick
 off their Metropolitan Division rivalry with a home-and-home series, as the
 teams meet for the first of two straight tilts in Wednesday's matchup at
 Prudential Center.

Carolina Hurricanes (9-10-5) at New Jersey Devils (9-10-5), 7 p.m. (ET)

Newark,  NJ  (SportsNetwork.com) - Patrick  Dwyer's short-handed tally late in
 the  second capped Carolina's three-goal frame and proved to be the difference
 on  Wednesday, as  the Hurricanes  held  off the  New Jersey  Devils, 4-3,  in
 the opener of a home-and-home set at Prudential Center.

NHL Game Summary - Carolina at New Jersey

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