Canadiens 3, Global Warming 2, SO.

I hate shootouts. I hate them in Futbol, too. The NHL had it perfect with the "both teams have a point 4-on-4 OT now go at it like Hell for five minutes" set-up. The Habs (6-1-1) didn't deserve the two points last night against the Hurricanes. They were badly outplayed in the last two periods. However, Kovalev's first period unassisted short-side bullet wristshot was a thing of beauty—G Cam Ward abandoned the post early and got burned. Price was good, but gave up a terrible rebound on Matt Cullen's game-tying goal in the third period. Cap Sak scored the only SO goal on a nice five-hole backhand, thus ending Carolina's nine-game winning streak at The Bell Centre. Notes: After getting flattened by Komisarek, the 'Canes Eric Staal (pain in the ass all night) tripped the Habs blueliner, and then made diving motions from the penalty box (douche...would love to have him)...Carolina coach Peter Laviolette after the game: "I thought we did a good job and that's what's frustrating about the shootout, now everybody's saddled with a loss and it's like you buried your dead cat in the locker room - nobody's talking..." Next game: tomorrow at The Wild (6-0-1), the only remaining undefeated (in regulation) team...