Hurricanes Win Again
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Matt Cullen scored the only goal in a shootout, and the Carolina Hurricanes tied Ottawa atop the Eastern Conference with a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday.
Martin St. Louis hit the post with his attempt in the third and final round.
Tampa Bay missed a chance to extend its lead over Atlanta for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East but did stretch it to three points. Tampa Bay has two games left, and Atlanta has three.
Justin Williams, Cory Stillman, Rod Brind’Amour and Doug Weight scored for the Hurricanes, who have 111 points.
If Carolina wins its final two games, the Hurricanes will clinch the conference’s No. 1 seeding in the postseason over the Senators.
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