Game Recap

CAROLINA 5, DALLAS 2 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Carolina's new style got some major reinforcement Tuesday night. Rod Brind'Amour and Bates Battaglia scored four minutes apart early in a three-goal second period as the Hurricanes beat the Dallas Stars 5-2. "This proves to everybody in this room that we can play our open style, but still not be ridiculous about it and be smart in our own end," said Jeff O'Neill, who scored Carolina's first goal. Sandis Ozolinsh added a short-handed goal late in the second as Carolina defeated goalie Marty Turco, who was making his NHL debut while the Stars rested Ed Belfour. The defending Western Conference champions were sluggish following Monday night's victory at Toronto and are off to a 1-2-1 start, scoring just eight goals. "I think they are a little bit tired. Those guys are champions over there, but we kind of jumped on them," O'Neill said. "The kid in net got hung out to dry a little bit. But they've won enough times, so tough for them." Brett Hull's 612th career goal late in the second was one of the few bright spots for Dallas, which went 0-for-7 on the power play. "There is none," Hull said when asked about his team's offense. "We'd better pick it up. It's not good enough. We've changed a few things, but it doesn't matter. There's no excuse. You have to score." Carolina led 1-0 before Brind'Amour scored his first of the season off a pass from Sami Kapanen, who took a shot on Turco, got the rebound and slipped it to a wide open Brind'Amour. Battaglia, promoted to the top line following a season-opening 3-3 tie against Washington on Saturday night, then scored off a perfect pass from Ron Francis on a 2-on-1 to make it 3-0. "You can't give up four 2-on-1 goals, especially with a kid who's playing in his first NHL game," Hull said. Francis also assisted on Carolina's first goal, giving him 1,089 career assists. Mike Keane of Dallas and Tommy Westlund of Carolina added third-period goals. The Hurricanes pelted Turco, the former University of Michigan star who holds the NCAA record for wins at 127, with 13 first-period shots. Twice he gave the Hurricanes a two-man advantage when he flipped pucks into the crowd without it touching the glass, which resulted in a pair of delay-of-game minors. However, Carolina's power play was 0-for-3 before O'Neill got his first of the season. CAROLINA HURRICANES 5, Dallas Stars 2 1ST 2ND 3RD FINAL --- --- --- ----- Dallas 0 1 1 2 Carolina 1 3 1 5 FIRST PERIOD - SCORING: 1, Carolina, O'Neill 1 (Francis, Battaglia), 16:18 (pp). PENALTIES: Van Allen, Dal (high-sticking), 7:30; Turco, Dal, served by Langenbrunner (delay of game), 9:10; Turco, Dal, served by Donato (delay of game), 10:35; Jackman, Dal (slashing), 14:57; Vasicek, Car (hooking), 16:59; Hatcher, Car (slashing), 17:39. SECOND PERIOD - SCORING: 2, Carolina, Brind'Amour 1 (Kapanen, Willis), :41. 3, Carolina, Battaglia 1 (Francis), 4:28. 4, Dallas, Hull 2 (Morrow, Nieuwendyk), 14:02. 5, Carolina, Ozolinsh 1 (Gelinas), 15:37 (sh). PENALTIES: Ozolinsh, Car (hooking), :57; Langenbrunner, Dal (goalie interference), 1:09; Tanabe, Car (roughing), 3:45; Bouck, Dal (roughing), 3:45; Vasicek, Car (tripping), 5:37; O'Neill, Car (holding stick), 7:39; Hatcher, Car (holding), 14:53; Marshall, Dal (boarding), 16:31. THIRD PERIOD - SCORING: 6, Dallas, Keane 1 (Hatcher, Langenbrunner), 10:35. 7, Carolina, Westlund 1 (Gelinas), 15:08. PENALTIES: Westlund, Car (holding), 6:49; O'Neill, Car (roughing), 9:35; Morrow, Dal (roughing), 9:35; Keane, Dal (hooking), 16:09; Langdon, Car (roughing), 19:51; Daniels, Car (holding stick), 19:51. SHOTS ON GOAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- Dallas 8 8 5 21 Carolina 13 6 3 22 POWER PLAY: Dallas 0 of 8; Carolina 1 of 7. GOALIES: Dallas Turco, 0-1-0 (22 shots-17 saves). Carolina Irbe, 1-0-1 (21-19). Referees: Paul Stewart, Don Van Massenhoven. Linesmen: Lyle Seitz, Mark Pare. A: 11,673 (18,730).