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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The young Carolina Hurricanes are still learning to ride the highs and lows of the NHL season.Theyre doing just fine defending home ice, though.Lee Stempniak and Sebastian Aho scored on Carolinas first two shootout attempts, lifting the Hurricanes to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.Cam Ward made 23 saves and stopped two shots in the shootout for Carolina, which has points in each of its last nine home games (8-0-1) but had lost a 4-3 shootout heartbreaker to Washington on Friday night.Its rewarding to play well, Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. I thought we played better last night than tonight -- we played better last night and lost and not as good tonight and won. What does that tell you? So I dont know. Youve got to stay with it, youve got to battle, youve got to compete.Carolina is 2-4 in shootouts this season.(Shootout wins) are pretty rare for me, so that felt pretty good, said Ward, who took the loss on Friday. Theres only one way to get over what happens in the shootouts. Today I felt more relaxed and calm than I did last night. I just told the boys I was due.Stempniak said he was happy just to get the shootout off on the right foot for his team.I guess theres some strategy whether you shoot first or second, Stempniak said. Weve tried everything, it seems like. If you get the first goal and then get the save it definitely puts some pressure on the other team. We got two goals and some big saves from Cam. Its great to get the second point.Joakim Nordstrom had a first-period goal for Carolina, and Evander Kane tied it late in the third.Anders Nilsson stopped 21 shots for Buffalo, which won all three meetings against Carolina last season.The teams will play again on Thursday night in Buffalo.Nordstrom put the Hurricanes ahead with 5:56 left in the first, beating Nilsson stick side on a rush with Jay McClement and Brett Pesce assisting.Buffalo tied it with 2:37 left when Kane, who has points in three straight games, tipped Jake McCabes shot past Ward stick side.We knew we were going to have to ramp up the game to scratch and claw to get a (third-period) goal, Buffalo coach Dan Bylsma said. I thought we did that, and we got a couple of chances to score. We finally get one with a big goal by Kane there on the backdoor tip-in.Game notes Bylsma has 299 career wins. ... This was the second half of Carolinas fifth back-to-back this season, and the Hurricanes are 4-1 in those second games. ... Pesce played in his 100th game, all with Carolina. ... Carolina C Andrej Nestrasil, D Klas Dahlbeck and D Ryan Murphy were all healthy scratches. ... C Derek Grant and D Justin Falk were healthy scratches for the Sabres. ... The teams meet three times this season, with the finale in Raleigh on Jan. 13.UP NEXTSabres: Visit Florida on Tuesday night.Hurricanes: Host Detroit on Monday night in the finale of their four-game homestand. Wholesale Custom Packers Shirts . -- Quarterback Will Finch threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns, and Yannick Harou rushed in two scores as the No. Custom Packers Jerseys . John Tavares, Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo were also being counted on to slow down sizzling Rangers forward Rick Nash. That plan didnt go so well early. http://www.custompackersjersey.com/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. Custom Packers Jersey China . The FA rejected Wilsheres appeal that the length of his punishment was "clearly excessive" and said Thursday his suspension begins with immediate effect. He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec. Rashan Gary Jersey Large . DAmigo scored twice in regulation and added the shootout winner as the Toronto Marlies edged the San Antonio Rampage 5-4 in American Hockey League action. ASHBURN, Va. -- In May, doctors braced Washington Redskins?wide receiver Josh Doctson that his Achilles tendinitis could be a recurring issue throughout the year. Unfortunately for him, thats whats happening.The Redskins rookie was unable to practice for a second consecutive day after being a late inactive last Sunday against the New York Giants. He had planned to play until feeling discomfort after pregame workouts.Doctson injured his left Achilles in May and was sidelined until a week before the season opener.Its definitely a frustrating injury, Doctson said. I was told when it occurred that it would be a frustrating process and frustrating year. ... We had a few doctors I flew to see, and they said the same thing -- that its definitely something that will be recurring or could happen throughout the year just through activity.You need a longer time span for it to just cool out. Obviously, I dont have that time right now. In the offseason, it should be a done deal. But as of right now, it will be recurring.Redskins coach Jay Gruden said Wednesday that Doctson mightt have to miss a couple of weeks.dddddddddddd. They dont want to shut him down for a longer period.We dont want to shut me down for a year when I could feel good in a week, two weeks, Doctson said.Doctson was healthy before the NFL draft, having dealt with only a wrist injury late his senior year at TCU. He was the one wide receiver that the Redskins liked enough in the first round to bypass other needs, despite not having a pressing hole at the position this season.DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon will both be free agents after the season.Doctson is trying to be patient with his situation.Im planning to play 10-plus years, so one year out of 10, I wont complain in looking at the bigger picture, he said. Obviously, Im eager to get out there and want to get out there, but I cant get out there if Im going to keep hurting myself.Its just one of the things Ill have to fight through, and I know there will be a point in time where I wont hurt. ' ' '