Carey Price stopped all six Carolina attempts in the shootout, Maxim Lapierre scored the winner and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Hurricanes 3-2 Tuesday night.

The Charlotte Checkers' recent power play troubles seemed to vanish Wednesday as they scored three goals with the man advantage and downed the South Carolina Stingrays 7-0 at Time Warner Cable Arena.

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(Raleigh) News & Observer sports writer Chip Alexander tracks the Carolina Hurricanes.