NHL

• Carolina snaps 14-game losing streak with shootout win over Wild

  
  

  Raleigh, NC (Sports Network) - Jussi Jokinen recorded the lone score of the shootout, as Carolina blew a pair of three-goal leads but recovered to end its franchise-worst 14-game losing streak with a 5-4 decision over Minnesota at RBC Center.

  Jokinen opened the second round with a backhander under the crossbar, then Mikko Koivu for Minnesota and Matt Cullen from Carolina missed their chances. Marek Zidlicky got the last opportunity for the Wild, and Michael Leighton was equal to end the game.

  Ray Whitney notched a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes, who hadn't won since a 7-2 decision over Florida on October 9. Brandon Sutter and Joe Corvo added a goal and a helper apiece, while Jokinen also tallied in regulation.

  Leighton stopped 28 shots for his first win of the season.

  Robbie Earl posted his first two career scores for the Wild, who have dropped three in a row. John Scott also tallied his first NHL goal, Antti Miettinen lit the lamp and Niklas Backstrom took the loss after allowing four goals on 35 shots.

  Jokinen put the 'Canes on the board 2:45 into the contest, and Corvo added a left-point shot on a power play at 17:49 for a 2-0 lead.

  Carolina's advantage grew to 3-0 at 4:59 of the second period, when Whitney's floater from the boards at the left circle sailed past a screened Backstrom.

  Miettinen put the Wild on the board at 8:43, but Sutter's power-play score on the doorstep restored Carolina's three-goal edge 1:25 later.

  However, Minnesota's two-goal blitz in a 20-second span brought it within 4-3 after Earl and Scott both registered his first career goal.

  Earl's second of the game brought the Wild back into a 4-4 tie 2:21 into the third, and both teams were unable to net a winner through regulation.

  The Wild came up with the better chances through overtime, though Backstrom had to be strong to stop a 2-on-1 chance with two minutes left. Leighton stopped Kyle Brodziak on a high shot with 20 seconds to go before the shootout decided the contest.

  Game Notes Carolina avoided putting together the longest losing streak in the NHL since the 1992-93 San Jose Sharks lost 17 straight games...Minnesota has not won in four games(0-3-1)atCarolinasinceenteringtheleaguein 2000-01...Hurricanes forwards Scott Walker (upper body) and Stephane Yelle (lower body) left the game, as did defenseman Joni Pitkanen (lower body).

  11/15 16:45:28 ET