Jussi Jokinen scored the first of Carolina's three third-period goals Friday, pushing the Hurricanes into a commanding series lead with a 4-1 win over Boston. Carolina owns a 3-1 advantage and needs one more victory to reach the Eastern Conference finals.

Jussi Jokinen scored just 2:48 into overtime Wednesday, lifting Carolina to a 3-2 win over Boston in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Carolina grabbed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series and will try to move within one win of a spot in the conference finals when it hosts Game 4 Friday. Jokinen

Carolina's Cam Ward made 28 saves and the Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 4-0 Sunday, forcing a seventh game in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Eric Staal had two goals and an assist, Ray Whitney contributed a goal and three assists and Jussi Jokinen added a goal for Carolina. Brendan

Jussi Jokinen scored in the closing seconds Tuesday to give Carolina a 4-3 win over New Jersey and a 2-2 tie in the Eastern quarterfinals. Joni Pitkanen sent a pass to Dennis Seidenberg who shot with seconds to play.

Jussi Jokinen produced the only goal of the shootout Thursday night, giving the Carolina Hurricanes a key 2-1 victory over Buffalo. The Hurricanes moved into a tie with Buffalo for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference -- each with 69 points. Jokinen snapped a wrist shot past Patrick Lalime in the second round of the shootout and Cam Ward stopped all three shots for the Hurricanes. Ward, in his 10th consecutive start, made 36 saves in regulation and overtime.