Goaltender Cam Ward will start and go for his fifth consecutive win for the Carolina Hurricanes. Ward, who has started seven straight games, has given up four goals in his past four victories, including a 1-0 shutout of the San Jose Sharks last Tuesday. "He's been unbelievable and the biggest reason for our recent success," forward Jeff Skinner told the Raleigh News & Observer. "You look at the saves he's made, the timely saves, and being consistently solid throughout the game, and game to game. He's a calming influence, which give the players in front of him a lot more confidence." Ward is 5-1-2 with a 1.59 goals-against average and .944 save percentage in November. "I'm just enjoying playing, to be honest," Ward told the News & Observer. "In the past, maybe I did play with a chip and I almost played too intense, and tried too hard because of that chip."
