...break. The 41-year-old Larionov took a pass from Tomas Holmstrom, cut across the slot, causing Carolina forward Bates Battaglia to slip to the ice, and calmly beat goalie Arturs Irbe with a backhander. Irbe made 50 saves before that in the...

...Their backs are against the wall and they're going to come out like a caged animal -- I'm sure of it,'' Bates Battaglia said of the Canadiens. ''They're going to be flying and we have to be ready.'' If necessary, Game 7 would...

...Jim Rutherford with Maurice, who at 35 is still the youngest coach in the league, and with young players such as Bates Battaglia, Josef Vasicek, Jaroslav Svoboda and Erik Cole -- the latter three picked in the 1998 draft. That's the same...

...1-7 in their last eight home games. Hurricanes 3, Lightning 1 TAMPA, Fla. -- Arturs Irbe made 18 saves and Bates Battaglia scored the go-ahead goal to lead Carolina to a victory over Tampa Bay. Sami Kapanen and Rod Brind'Amour also...