Canes top Wings 3-2, gain 60th point.

In a very exciting game Tuesday night, the Hurricanes took two points from the Detroit Red Wings by beating them 3-2.

The Canes jumped out to a 3-0 lead with goals from Matt Cullen at 5:45, Ray Whitney at 9:21 (power play) and Erik Cole at 14:08 (four-on-four).

The slumping Eric Staal assisted on the last two goals. Cory Stillman failed to register a point, and thusly could not extend his scoring streak to thirteen.

Late in the first, Stevie Y got an unassisted goal at 16:07, on which the defense completely fell asleep.

Henrik Zetterberg got a power play goal at 3:26 of the second, but that would be the end of the scoring.

During an absolutely frenetic third period, the Wings put 19 shots on net, and Martin Gerber was fantastic in turning them all away.

The final 90 seconds of the game were a six-on-four for the Red Wings, and there was a lot of action, but they couldn't get the equalizer.

For a moment, Carolina was atop the entire league with 60 points (and a tie-breaker over Philly). However, Ottawa won their game with ease, putting them at 61 points.

This was Carolina's 28th win on the season, only one game into the second half. That total matches their season total in 2003-04. What a difference!

Sorry for the abbreviated post, but I have to watch the DVR of OLN's coverage,and I still have to put the finishing touches on the Carnival.