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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Carolina Hurricanes have spent a good portion of the past two weeks on the road and had mixed results. Theyre headed home for a long break with a nice road win, thanks to their top line. Eric Staal had a goal and two assists, Jeff Skinner scored for the third straight game and the Hurricanes ended a four-game road trip with a 3-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night. "Its a big win for us. You look at the standings, you have to pick up points wherever you can," Hurricanes coach Kirk Muller said. "But its the way we won. At the end of a long road trip, we fought and played hard to beat a good hockey team." Playing on the road for the sixth time in seven games since Dec. 3, the Hurricanes withstood an initial flurry and goal by Phoenix to pull out an impressive road victory before getting five days off. Justin Peters was solid and made some big saves down the stretch, stopping 37 shots. Nathan Gerbe tied the game in the second period and Skinner put the Hurricanes ahead early in the third with his eighth goal in six games. Staal put the finishing touches on it with an empty-net goal, giving his line -- he skates with Skinner and Tuomo Ruutu -- 16 goals and 17 assists since Skinners return from injured reserve on Nov. 21 "We are getting chances," Skinner said. "Sometimes thats the way it goes, it goes in, sometimes it doesnt. We got some chances and I was lucky to capitalize on them." Phoenix played a solid game, going up 1-0 in the first period on Paul Bissonnettes first goal in two years. The Coyotes had plenty of chances over the next two periods, but couldnt get anything else past Peters, and lost a key faceoff in the third that led to Skinners goal. "We werent bad tonight, but we could have been way better," Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said. "We could have used a spark from somebody tonight and it didnt come." Coming off a difficult stretch, the Coyotes had earned points in three straight games, including a 6-3 win over the Islanders on Thursday, despite missing several key players. Phoenix was short-handed again against Carolina. Captain Shane Doan missed his fourth straight game with an illness, defenceman Derek Morris was out for the fourth straight game and left wing Lauri Korpikoski sat out his 11th straight. The Coyotes have been getting by with production throughout their lines and the start of Saturdays game was no different. Generating some good early chances, Phoenix scored midway through the first period, when Jeff Halpern kept the puck in Carolinas zone and found Connor Murphy at the right point. He fed a pass to Bissonnette in the crease and the fourth-liner redirected it in for his first goal since Nov. 19, 2011, against Buffalo and first at home since 2010. "Its just good for confidence, just getting chemistry with our line," Bissonnette said. "Weve got guys in and out of the lineup and our line keeps changing, so its nice to play with the same guys and get comfortable." The Hurricanes took over after that. Gerbe tied it at 8:50 of the second period, keeping it on a 2-on-1 and beating Smith to the glove side with a wrister for his seventh of the season. Peters made a huge save late in the second period, stopping Antoine Vermette on a breakaway, and Skinner put the Hurricanes up by scooping up a loose puck off a faceoff and whipping a shot past Smith 3 minutes into the third to score in his third straight game. Peters turned the Coyotes away when they turned up the pressure late, including a spectacular save against Mike Ribeiro. "We talk about timely goals; he made some really timely saves at the right time of the game," Muller said. "He looks real confident." So do the Hurricanes after a big road win. NOTES: Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt dropped the ceremonial puck before the game. ... 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Shouldnt it be the other way around? What would the cost be for one of their young pieces? Tanja Kailis A: Hi Tanja. Thanks for the email. Yes, Bob Murray certainly stirred it up this week with his candor and message to Ducks fans neither this season nor next will be conceded in favor of a rebuild. Below is the link to the Insider I did on Thursday for Sportscentre and TSN.ca which explains the Ducks direction. www.tsn.ca/blogs/darren_dreger/?id=384337 ----- Hi Darren, what do you think the Penguins will go for by the Trade Deadline? Thanks,Gary A: Gary - truth is, its far too early to say. Pens GM Ray Shero likes to make deals on deadline day, but its tough to identify Pittsburghs needs until they regain their health. If healthy, Shero may be in the market for a depth forward...nothing high end because of limited cap space. If Crosby or Letang or both are still out that will obviously change the Penguins approach. Not much information to share at this point because of the uncertainty that hangs around this team because of injuries. ----- Hi Darren, Is it true that the Leafs could be going after a new goalie like Jonas Hiller from Anaheim or Josh Harding from Minnesota? What would it take for them to get one of those guys to come here? And are they Burkes type of players to bring to the Leafs? Thanks,Darren Churchill A: Brian Burke bluntly says "no interest," when asked if he feels a need to improve his goaltending via trade. However, Leafs management sing the same song when asked about any player. If theres an upgrade available at a reasonable price, it will be considered. At the moment, Torontos goaltending isnt a huge issue even though James Reimer has yet to secure his role as the Leafs irrefutable No. 1. However, theres no way the team is comfortable with the uncertainty in goal and while the competition for the job seems to have inspired Jonas Gustavsson of late, long-term, if Reimer doesnt return to form, Burke will have no choice but to consider his options. Hillers and Hardings names have been tossed out there in media speculation, but the Ducks still have confidence in Hiller, so hes an unlikely fit, while the Wild, for depth reasons arent looking to trade Harding, but are willing to listen to offers between now and the trade deadline. ----- Hi Darren, Has there been any word on the situation with Zach Parise and the New Jersey Devils? I believe as of Januaryy 1 hes eligible to sign a new contract with them? If unsigned he will be the best trade bait available at the trade deadline - especially if the Devils lost the tight race for a playoff spot in the East! Thanks!Clay from Halifax A: Clay, there is no question the Devils will be faced with a very difficult decision at trade deadline.dddddddddddd Parise in so many ways is the cornerstone of this franchise and the Devils appreciate that and want very much to re-sign him. However, with unresticted free agency looming these situations are always delicate because the player (Parise) wants to be fair to the organization, but also wants to test the market, primarily to see which of the true contenders surface among the multiple bidders that will undoubtedly express considerable interest. This isnt about money. Zach Parise will get his money either from New Jersey or the open market. At this stage, not much has changed...Parise wants to wait, focus on the season and helping the Devils secure a playoff spot. However, in the coming weeks Lou Lamoriello will have to decide whether he can afford to continue to play the waiting game and risk his captain and star player walking in July, or Lamoriello will have to embrace the feeding frenzy and trade offers that will increase in value in the weeks leading up to the deadline. The ownership issues that continue to swirl around the Devils will also heavily impact Lamoriellos ability to re-sign Parise and will factor into Parises decision to leave or stay. ----- Hi Darren, With the trade deadline on the horizon, are the Bruins in the market to add some more veteran leadership? Last year Peter Chiarelli added Chris Kelly, Rich Peverley and Tomas Kaberle at the deadline, and we all know what happen next. What do you think about the Bruins going after and player like Ray Whitney or Zach Parise for another cup run? Or do you think Peter Chiarelli will be in the market for some more depth on defence? 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