The Carolina Hurricanes finally found their way to the top of the Southeast Division, and they did it with their first win of the season against a divisional opponent. Jussi Jokinen scored twice and added an assist, and Riley Nash netted his first goal as part of a three-point night in the Hurricanes' 6-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. The long-awaited win over a division rival put the Hurricanes alone on top of the Southeast....
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Sat 1/19	Fla	Fla 1 - 5	W:
Sat 3/2	Car	Car 2 - 6	W:
Sun 3/3	Fla	Car 3 - 2	W:
Tue 3/19	Car	Fla 4 - 1	W:

Game Stats

Panthers (6-10-5) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM S. Matthias 1 0 6 0 0 M. Goc 0 1 1 -4 2 G. Parros 0 1 1 2 0 J. Smithson 0 1 1 0 2 T. Fleischmann 0 0 0 -2 0 J. Huberdeau 0 0 0 -1 0 T. Kopecky 0 0 1 -1 0 P. Mueller 0 0 3 -2 0 D. Shore 0 0 2 -1 2 J. Skille 0 0 2 -2 0 S. Upshall 0 0 1 0 0 S. Weiss 0 0 0 -1 19		Hurricanes (11-8-1) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM J. Jokinen 2 1 5 2 0 E. Staal 2 0 4 2 0 R. Nash 1 2 1 2 0 J. Tlusty 1 0 2 3 0 A. Semin 0 3 1 3 0 P. Dwyer 0 1 1 3 0 D. Bowman 0 0 0 -1 0 C. LaRose 0 0 2 0 0 J. Skinner 0 0 4 0 0 J. Staal 0 0 4 0 0 T. Wallace 0 0 2 -1 0 K. Westgarth 0 0 0 -1 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM F. Kuba 1 0 2 -1 0 T. Strachan 0 1 1 -1 0 B. Campbell 0 0 0 -2 0 E. Gudbranson 0 0 2 -3 0 D. Kulikov 0 0 0 0 0 C. Robak 0 0 1 -1 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM J. Faulk 0 1 1 1 7 J. McBain 0 1 0 1 0 J. Corvo 0 0 4 2 0 T. Gleason 0 0 2 2 0 J. Harrison 0 0 0 1 0 J. Pitkanen 0 0 1 1 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% J. Theodore 1 1 0 1.000 S. Clemmensen(L, 2-2) 33 27 6 .818		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% C. Ward(W, 8-6) 24 22 2 .917

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PLAYER NEWS

Panthers Bobby Butler (FLA - Right Wing) News: The Nashville Predators have acquired defenseman T.J. Brennan from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Butler. [+] Impact: Butler, 26, played for Nashville and the New Jersey Devils this season. He had one goal and one assist in 14 games with New Jersey. He had three goals and six assists in 20 games for the Predators. He has 20 goals and 28 assists in 128 career NHL games. (STATS - Fri. June 14, 2013) Bobby Butler (FLA - Right Wing) News: Butler was traded to the Panthers on Friday in exchange for defenseman T.J. Brennan, TSN's Bob McKenzie reports. [+] Impact: Not exactly an earth-shattering trade, but both players should get a shot to earn significant playing time with their new teams. Butler was waived by the Devils after scoring just 2 points in 14 games last season, though he tallied nine points in 20 games after the Predators picked him up. (RotoWire - Fri. June 14, 2013)

Hurricanes Eric Staal (CAR - Center) News: Staal says there's "no question" he'll be ready for training camp after spraining a knee ligament during an international tournament. [+] Impact: Staal said Tuesday that rehab is "a slower process than I thought and hoped" but he hopes to test his knee on the ice by August. He says the team's medical staff is "not going to rush it." Staal sprained his right medial collateral ligament in a scary-looking collision with Alex Edler last month during the world hockey quarterfinals. He calls it the most serious injury of his hockey career. (STATS - Tue. June 4, 2013) Eric Staal (CAR - Center) News: Staal (knee) said that there's "no question" that he will be ready for next season's training camp, the Associated Press reports. [+] Impact: Staal, who sprained his right MCL in May during the World Hockey Championships, acknowledged that his rehab has been a slower process than he expected, but said he hopes to test his knee on the ice by August. (RotoWire - Tue. June 4, 2013)

Injury Report

Panthers No injuries to report.

Hurricanes No injuries to report.