Chad LaRose and Rod Brind'Amour scored third-period goals less than 30 seconds apart Thursday to give Carolina a key 4-2 victory over the New York Rangers. The Hurricanes won their seventh straight game and jumped past both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia into the No.

Anton Babchuk's late power-play goal Wednesday boosted Carolina to a 2-1 win over Ottawa, its fifth in a row. With the teams tied 1-1, Babchuk's 13th goal this season following assists by Joni Pitkanen and Rod Brind'Amour gave the surging Hurricanes a 9-1-2 record in March. Brind'Amour's 14th had created

Joni Pitkanen scored the game-winner early in the third period Saturday when the Carolina Hurricanes recorded a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals. Carolina has won eight straight on home ice. Pitkanen's seventh goal this season snapped a 1-1 tie at 4:42 of the third.

Kris Versteeg scored in the fourth round of an overtime shootout Wednesday, giving Chicago a 3-2 victory over Carolina. The first three rounds ended in a 2-2 tie before Versteeg beat Cam Ward just under the crossbar.

Cam Ward blocked 28 shots Monday in his fifth shutout of the season to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers, 3-0. Rod Brind'Amour scored in his 600th game with the Hurricanes, who have won four games in a row and eight of their last 10.