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Wednesday, Dec. 8 8:30pm ET
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DALLAS (AP) -- The Dallas Stars got a badly needed goal from an unlikely source -- 39-year-old checking center Guy Carbonneau. Carbonneau's goal on a hard-working assist by Juha Lind with 1:38 left to play lifted the Stars to a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night. Lind had fallen on his stomach after he was checked by Carolina defenseman Sean Hill, but Lind somehow nudged a pass from behind the net to Carbonneau in the slot. Carbonneau skated to his right and lifted a shot past Carolina goalie Arturs Irbe for his fourth goal of the season. "Juha did a really good job staying with it," Carbonneau said. "I got the puck in my skates and had time before I shot. The team has really been struggling offensively. Everybody's feeling the pressure to score goals." Hill called Dallas' game-winner, "A hard-working goal. I knocked him (Lind) down, the puck was under him, and he managed to get it to Carbonneau. It was a great play by both of them." Dallas, 5-1-0 in its last six games, has only 12 goals in its last five games. The defending Stanley Cup champs have struggled offensively all season. Irbe was angry at himself for allowing the game-winner to his former team. "I'm disappointed it came against Dallas, I'm disappointed it came in the last two minutes, and I'm disappointed because I could have made the save," said Irbe, who had 26 saves. "It doesn't matter if I keep us in the game. It's how you finish. Of all the goals I've given up this season, that's the one I want back." The Stars controlled the game as they outshot the Hurricanes 28-16. "This was a game that we deserved to win," Stars coach Ken Hitchcock said. "We controlled the play. If we keep working like that, good things are going to happen." Dallas' Brett Hull scored the tying goal in the second period, the 597th of his career. Ron Francis' first-period goal was the only scoring for the Hurricanes. Carolina continued to sizzle on the power play with Francis cashing in on a man-advantage situation at 14:39 of the first period. Francis' sixth goal gave the Hurricanes 11 power-play goals in 31 chances. Hull tied it at 1 at 11:30 of the second period on a drive from 45 feet that beat Irbe, who was screened by his own defenseman. The goal was Hull's 11th of the season as he seeks to become the 12th player in league history to reach 600 goals. Hull's father, Bobby, had 610 career goals. Ed Belfour made 15 saves for the Stars, 2-4-2 in their last eight home games. Dallas activated right wing Grant Marshall after missing 22 games with a groin injury. | ALSO SEE NHL Scoreboard Carolina Clubhouse Dallas Clubhouse RECAPS Ottawa 0 Buffalo 0
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