Carolina 4, Ottawa 0
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Where: Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario
Referees:
Dave Jackson, Brad Meier
Linesmen:
Pierre Champoux, Derek Nansen
Attendance:
20221
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Cam Ward made 37 saves for his second shutout of the season and Zach Boychuk scored his first two goals of the campaign to lead the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.
Erik Cole and Patrick Dwyer also scored for Carolina, which has won two straight after dropping three in a row. Ward made 18 saves in the third period as the Senators came on strong and now has 14 career shutouts.
Boychuk opened the scoring on a wraparound at 9:24 of the first period and added his second less than four minutes later on the power play with a quick shot that beat Brian Elliott high to the glove side.
Cole extended the lead with his eighth of the season in the second period before Dwyer rounded out the scoring with a goal 4:32 into the third.
Elliott made 25 saves for the Senators, who were blanked for the fifth time this season.
Top Game Performances
| Carolina |
|
Ottawa |
|
Zach Boychuk 2 |
Points |
N/A |
|
Zach Boychuk 2 |
Goals |
N/A |
|
Patrick Dwyer 1 |
Assists |
N/A |
|
Zach Boychuk 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Cam Ward 1.000 |
Save Percentage |
Brian Elliott .871 |
|
Cam Ward 37 |
Saves |
Brian Elliott 27 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Carolina
|
31 |
4 |
1-3 |
3-3 |
13 |
18 |
| Ottawa
|
37 |
0 |
0-3 |
2-3 |
23 |
26 |
Upcoming Games
-
Ottawa will play their next game on the road against Columbus. The Senators have a W/L % of .312 after a win and .524 after a loss.
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Carolina will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .526 after a loss.
