In their 24th of 48 regular-season games in this 2012-13 season, the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New Jersey Devils 6-3. Jiri Tlusty had a three-point night with two goals and an assist, Alexander Semin had a three-point night with a power-play goal and two assists and Chris Terry notched his first-career goal in his NHL debut. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey came ready to play, and we had a great effort from everyone tonight,\u201d said head coach Kirk Muller. \u201cWe were able to use four lines and six D, which was great.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a span of 24 hours, Terry earned his first NHL recall and made his NHL debut. He topped it off by scoring his first-career goal, as he became the first Hurricane to score in his debut since Brad Fast did so on April 4, 2004 in a 6-6 tie against Florida. On the scoring play, he was able to coral a bouncing puck before sliding it five-hole on Johan Hedberg. \u201cIt was a bouncing puck. I knew he was down, and I was just trying to make a move. After that, I don\u2019t really know where it went in. I just remember standing there and watching it trickle across the red line,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of a blur for me after I scored. I didn\u2019t really know what to do, but it was definitely an exciting moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Terry\u2019s parents and sister were among the 18,680 at PNC Arena to witness the 23-year-old\u2019s NHL debut. Muller was impressed with what he saw. \u201cThat\u2019s a goal-scoring goal. That\u2019s the hands that he has and the knack he has,\u201d he said of Terry\u2019s goal. \u201cI\u2019m very happy with his game, and I thought he put a great effort in tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
After suffering from an illness, Dan Ellis made 31 saves in his fourth win of the season. He also recorded an assist on Tlusty\u2019s first goal, a stretch pass to find Semin at the far blue line. It was the goaltender\u2019s fourth-career helper and his first since Dec. 17, 2011 with Anaheim in a 5-3 loss to Winnipeg. \u201cHe\u2019s been playing well this year,\u201d Muller said of Ellis. \u201cHe was sick, he came back and he played strong here tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Hurricanes were one-for-three on the power play tonight, as Semin netted a beauty of a goal in the first period. With his head up along the near boards, Corvo found Semin alone in front of Hedberg. Semin, who posted his fourth multi-point game in his last six games and seventh this season, deked Hedberg before dumping the puck in the back of the net. The key to the power-play success? Simplicity \u2013 a pass, a shot and a goal.<\/p>\n
Carolina netted three goals in the middle frame, marking the seventh time they\u2019ve potted three or more goals in one period this season; they\u2019ve yet to lose a game when doing so. The team has won five of their last six games, and they are averaging 4.17 goals per game in that stretch.<\/p>\n
Next week, the Hurricanes will play three straight divisional games: two against Washington and one against Tampa Bay. The team holds a four-point lead in the division, but they aren\u2019t looking too far into the future. \u201cI think we focus so much better when we take it one game at a time,\u201d Muller said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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