Calgary Flames' Mikael Backlund (11) of Sweden, battles with Carolina Hurricanes' Justin Faulk (27) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
Carolina Hurricanes goalie Anton Khudobin (31) of Kazakhstan, swallows the puck in front of a charging Calgary Flames' Lance Bouma (17) and Hurricanes' Brett Bellemore (73) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
Columbus Blue Jackets' Jack Johnson, left, tries to shoot the puck as Carolina Hurricanes' Manny Malhotra defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)