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Rangers top Hurricanes, 3-1, for third straight win

Originally published: December 21, 2009 10:54 PM
Updated: December 22, 2009 12:16 AM
By STEVE ZIPAY  steve.zipay@newsday.com

Rangers' Marian Gaborik battles Carolina Hurricanes' Brandon Sutter

Photo credit: AP | Rangers' Marian Gaborik battles Carolina Hurricanes' Brandon Sutter behind the net during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday. (Dec. 21, 2009)

RALEIGH, N.C. - Like two sleepy dogs by the fireplace on the first day of winter, neither team stirred for much of the Rangers' 3-1 victory over the Hurricanes last night at RBC Center.

There were the two barks at the start of the second period. After Henrik Lundqvist stopped a shot at the post with his left skate, Sergei Samsonov curled behind for a wraparound at 46 seconds. Marian Gaborik...

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