'Canes score with 00.2 seconds

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Jussi Jokinen couldn't sneak a late backhand past Martin Brodeur, so he parked himself in front of the net to distract the New Jersey Devils goaltender.

With the click of a skate, he saved the Carolina Hurricanes from the brink of playoff elimination.

Jokinen deflected in Dennis Seidenberg's slap shot off his skate with 0.2 seconds remaining as the Hurricanes evened their series with New Jersey at two games apiece, beating the Devils 4-3 Tuesday night.

Eric Staal, Ryan Bayda and Chad LaRose also scored and Seidenberg finished with two assists for the Hurricanes, who blew a 3-0 lead but regrouped just in time to avoid a third straight overtime game.

Jokinen started the dramatic sequence when he tried to stuff a backhander past Brodeur with about seven seconds remaining. The puck circled around to Joni Pitkanen near the blue line and he passed off to Seidenberg, who unloaded a hard blast from the point.

"I knew it was close, so I just tried to get the puck to the net," Seidenberg said.

It got there -- right after it bounced off the Finn's left skate and past Brodeur's low left side as time expired.

"I felt right away (the puck hit) my skate, and then I saw it just in the net. I didn't hear the buzzer, so I was pretty sure, I was comfortable it was a goal," Jokinen said. "I tried to look at everybody -- our coaches, our players -- asking if it was a good goal or no. Everybody says, 'I don't know,' so I was really nervous."

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Just noticed that no one posted a story/article about the 'Canes crazy goal last night, which is sad because it was pretty amazing, rarely do you ever see buzzer beaters in the NHL. It was a good game, great third period and an even better finish with Brodeur having a temper tantrum.

[doniceage]

Yeah he might have scored but Marty sure was fired up.

DON