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NHL: Carolina 5, Florida 4

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Published: Feb. 17, 2008 at 12:00 AM

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Ray Whitney's 23rd goal of the season with 4:21 left in regulation Saturday boosted the Carolina Hurricanes past the Florida Panthers 5-4.

Carolina faced a 4-2 deficit before scoring three times in the third period.

The victory gave Carolina sole possession of first place in the Southeast Division.

Trevor Letowski and Eric Staal both had a goal and an assist, and Wade Brookbank scored a goal. Andrew Ladd had two assists, while goalies Cam Ward and John Grahame combined to yield four goals on 24 shots for the Hurricanes -- whose third straight win gave them 64 points, two better than Atlanta, which lost 4-1 to the New York Islanders Saturday.

Florida got two goals from Nathan Horton and one each from Brett McLean and Rostislav Olesz.

Stephen Weiss, who suffered a hand injury in the second, had two assists.

Goalie Tomas Vokoun was beaten five times on 32 shots for the Panthers, who have lost three of their last four games.

Topics: Andrew Ladd, Brett McLean, Cam Ward, Eric Staal, John Grahame, Nathan Horton, Stephen Weiss, Tomas Vokoun, Trevor Letowski
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