Recap: Stars Take Shootout Victory Over Canes, 4-3

RALEIGH, NC. -For the second time in five days the Carolina Hurricanes more than doubled their opponents in shots, yet came out on the wrong end of the result. Tonight it was against the Dallas Stars, who earned a 4-3 shootout victory at PNC Arena.

Three Things:

1) What's In The Water?
Sunday it was Alex Georgiev of the New York Rangers, turning away all 44 shots faced on his way to a 2-0 shutout win. Tonight it was Scott Wedgewood, in his Dallas debut no less, turning away 44 of 47 en route to a winning vitory in net.
Starting with his first first save of the night, Wedgewood had to be fantastic, facing 17 high danger chances over the course of 65 minutes from the Canes offense.
The entire game was dictated by Carolina, however, thanks in large part to their netminder, the Stars were in the mix all night long.

2) Dallas And Their Quick Responses
When Vincent Trocheck put the Canes ahead 2-1 to start the third period, their lead lasted just 60 seconds.
When Nino Niederreiter put the Canes ahead 3-2 with just under ten minutes to go in regulation, their lead lasted just 59 seconds.
Both answers were scored by Roope Hintz, who led the way offensively for Dallas with his 27th and 28th markers of the season.
Those, combined with Wedgewood's performance kept the Stars from feeling like they were ever out of the game. Sure enough, they were not, eventually moving to 13-3 in overtime this season when Tyler Seguin struck for the game-winning goal in round one of the shootout.
3) Nino & Brady Making It Happen
Just like Hintz, Nino Niederreiter had two goals for his club tonight.
Both coming with helpers from Brady Skjei, the two appeared to be on the same wavelength, contributing the magic touch that was necessary to beat Wedgewood.
The goals were the 18th and 19th of the season for Niederreiter.

They Said It:
Rod Brind'Amour'sopening remarks tonight, post-game...
"I don't know if I've seen a better game in 20 years of being here, as far as doing everything we were trying to do. We just didn't get it in the net as much as we'd like and we lost the talent show."
Brady Skjeion how the team tries to stay positive after playing well yet coming up on the wrong end of results:
"We, as a team, know that we're in a little bit of a rough patch right now, but we know that that's the way we need to play. I think we're all still confident. If we play like that, we're going to win a lot of games and make it really hard on teams."
Nino Niederreitersharing his mindset after tonight's contest:
"It's tough. We do a lot of good things out there and I feel like we dominated that game. We had a lot of chances and a lot of shots on net, but right now we just have to stay positive and find a way to get some greasy goals. It's not been easy."
What's Next?
The Canes are scheduled to practice Friday before flying to St. Louis. Saturday night they meet the Blues at 8 p.m. EST.
Bonus Notes:
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