Rookie Jeff Skinner scored the only goal of the shootout, and Cam Ward was strong in goal, leading the Carolina Hurricanes past the Minnesota Wild 2-1 Friday for a sweep of the two season-opening games in Finland. Skinner, an 18-year-old forward, also set up Carolina's first goal from Tuomo Ruutu, which tied the score two minutes into the second period. The Wild opened the scoring 17 minutes into the first period on Andrew Brunette's goal. Ward made 41 saves for Carolina, stopping Mikko Koivu, Brent Burns and Antti Miettinen in the shootout to preserve the victory. Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/10/09/729771/skinner-ends-it.html#ixzz11sOMhltD
