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Tuomo Ruutu's shootout goal lifts Hurricanes past Maple Leafs, 6-5

- Carolina Hurricanes' Stephane Yelle, right, scores on Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson (50) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Gerry Broome)

Carolina Hurricanes' Stephane Yelle, right, scores on Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson (50) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Gerry Broome)

Published on November 19th, 2009
Published on November 19th, 2009
Topics :
Maple Leafs , Carolina Hurricanes , Toronto Maple Leafs 6

Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen scored in the shootout as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from three goals down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Thursday night.

The latest meeting of the NHL's worst teams had a wild finish. Ian White put the Maple Leafs ahead 5-4 with 29.9 seconds remaining, but Erik Cole tapped in a rebound with 1.9 seconds left to force overtime.

After an uneventful overtime, Ruutu and Jokinen beat Jonas Gustavsson with wrist shots and Manny Legace stopped Phil Kessel and Lee Stempniak to preserve his first victory with the Hurricanes.

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