Flyers Come Back Falls Short As Hurricanes Win 2-1
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brad Malone scored his first goal of the season and Eric Staal got his 10th and the Carolina Hurricanes held on for a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night.
Cam Ward made 20 saves for the Hurricanes, who won for only the third time in a month and scored as many as two goals for just the fourth time in the past 14 games.
Philadelphia, which got 24 saves from Steve Mason, fell to 6-12-4 on the road and 4-15-4 when allowing the first goal. Philadelphia didn't reach the 10-shot mark until the final five minutes of the second period and was outshot 26-21 overall.
Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux left with 15:15 remaining. Replays showed that Giroux may have suffered a cut to his left leg by the skate blade of the Hurricanes' Justin Faulk. Giroux has 13 goals and 30 assists this season.
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