SCOREBOARD 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO F
Carolina Hurricanes 0 1 1 0 0 2
New Jersey Devils 0 1 1 0 1 3

SHOTS 1st 2nd 3rd OT T
Carolina Hurricanes 8 9 6 5 28
New Jersey Devils 7 6 5 2 20



EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Jim Dowd tied the game with a minute left in the third and Martin Brodeur made many crucial saves throughout the game as John Madden scored in the sixth round of a shootout to give the New Jersey Devils a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.

Madden whipped a forehand over Cam Ward's stick, sending the Devils to their fourth win in five games. Earlier in the shootout, Brian Gionta scored for New Jersey in the second round before Rod Brind'Amour countered for Carolina in the third.

The Devils got regulation goals from Travis Zajac and Jim Dowd as they beat the Hurricanes, who knocked New Jersey out of the 2006 playoffs in the second round, for the second time in two meetings this season. Dowd sent the game into overtime by scoring with 1 minute remaining.

Eric Stall and Brind'Amour scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions.

The Hurricanes outshot the Devils 8-7 in a scoreless first period. Carolina had the better chances early but New Jersey stepped up the pressure in the final five minutes of the period with Zach Parise and Zajac getting close-in chances.

The teams exchanged power-play goals in the second with New Jersey connecting first at 7:50 when Zajac knocked Parise's rebound past Ward.

The Hurricanes cashed in a golden opportunity when the Devils lost two defenseman to delay-of-game penalties for shooting the puck over the glass. Alex Brooks was whistled first, followed by Brad Lukowich 24 seconds later.

Stall converted the 5-on-3 advantage with a hard drive from the point at 9:39 to beat Martin Brodeur for his team-leading ninth goal.

In the third, Brind'Amour scored with 4:15 remaining to give the Hurricanes a 2-1 lead. Brind'Amour fired a shot from a sharp angle that Justin Williams appeared to deflect under Brodeur.

Dowd sent the game to overtime when he beat Ward from the slot with time running out. It was the first goal for the New Jersey native since rejoining the Devils as a free agent on Nov 2.

Brind'Amour and Williams each had two outstanding chances to win the game in overtime as the Hurricanes kept the puck in the Devils zone for more than a minute. Brodeur made several sprawling stops to send the game to a shootout. Carolina outshot New Jersey 5-2 in overtime.

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1st Period Summary
TIME TEAM SCORING DETAIL
No Scoring This Period
TIME TEAM PENALTY DETAIL
6:02 NJD John Oduya: 2 Minutes for Interference of Erik Cole
7:39 CAR Erik Cole: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Jamie Langenbrunner
17:33 CAR Niclas Wallin: 2 Minutes for Holding Erik Rasmussen

2nd Period Summary
TIME TEAM SCORING DETAIL
7:50 NJD Travis Zajac (4) (Power Play)
Assists: Zach Parise, Jamie Langenbrunner
9:39 CAR Eric Staal (9) (Power Play)
Assists: Ray Whitney, Justin Williams
TIME TEAM PENALTY DETAIL
4:50 CAR Eric Staal: 2 Minutes for Tripping Patrik Elias
6:40 CAR Mike Commodore: 2 Minutes for Smothering Puck
9:02 NJD Alex Brooks: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game
9:26 NJD Brad Lukowich: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game

3rd Period Summary
TIME TEAM SCORING DETAIL
15:45 CAR Rod Brind'Amour (5)
Assists: Erik Cole, Mike Commodore
19:00 NJD Jim Dowd (1)
Assists: Paul Martin, John Madden
TIME TEAM PENALTY DETAIL
2:56 NJD Alex Brooks: 2 Minutes for Interference of Andrew Ladd
8:57 CAR Anton Babchuk: 2 Minutes for Hooking Jamie Langenbrunner
11:45 NJD Erik Rasmussen: 2 Minutes for Slashing Justin Williams
16:28 CAR Rod Brind'Amour: 2 Minutes for Hooking Jay Pandolfo

OT Summary
TIME TEAM SCORING DETAIL
No Scoring This Period
TIME TEAM PENALTY DETAIL
No Penalties This Period