RALEIGH, N. Kevin Loughery Jersey .C. -- It looks as if Alexander Semin got the message. Semin scored two goals in the third period to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. It was Semins first two-goal game with Carolina, which signed the Russian forward in July 2012, and then gave him a $35 million, five-year extension last March. His seventh and eighth goals of the season came a day after general manager Jim Rutherford told a local TV station that he was disappointed in Semins production. "Hes one of the best talents in the world, and when he plays hard, hes one of my favourite players to watch," teammate Riley Nash said. "Its a real treat to watch him, especially the way he played tonight." Semin has been criticized for not playing hard at times, but he had eight shots against Florida and finished with a plus-two rating. Semin rarely speaks with the media and declined to talk once again after the victory over the Panthers. The teams were tied at one until Semin took control of a faceoff win by Eric Staal and shot past Tim Thomas at 2:31 of the third. He then scored Carolinas league-leading ninth short-handed goal on a breakaway at 8:57, also on an assist from Staal. The Hurricanes ended a two-game skid and improved to 6-2 in their last eight. The Panthers got a goal from Dmitry Kulikov with 5:39 remaining but Anton Khudobin held on from there, finishing with 37 saves in the win. Florida went 0 for 5 on the power play while falling to 7-29-4 at Carolinas arena. Nash broke a seven-period scoring drought for the Hurricanes at 3:37 of the second. Radek Dvorak speared the puck when it appeared headed out of the offensive zone and fired toward the net. Nash kicked it to his stick and scored past Thomas. Marcel Goc scored his ninth of the season for Florida at 15:05 of the second, tying it at 1. Jonathan Huberdeau and Tomas Kopecky assisted. "Its 1-1 in the third, and we have to get points in those games," Florida coach Peter Horachek said. "We created chances to score that weve got to bear down on." Khudobin improved to 7-2 this season. Thomas had 36 saves for Florida. The Hurricanes put pressure on Thomas midway through the first period, but the veteran turned away eight shots in four minutes after penalties to Huberdeau at 6:22 and Ed Jovanovski at 8:27. Florida continued to be hindered by its punchless power play. The Panthers failed to convert on 10 power-play minutes Saturday and are 0 for 32 on the man advantage since Dec. 28. The Panthers failed to score in the second after Kopecky drew a double-minor on Dvorak. During the man advantage, Tomas Fleischmann fanned on one solid scoring chance and Kulikov hit the left post. NOTES: Carolina was shut out by Columbus and Calgary in its previous two games. The Hurricanes last suffered consecutive shutouts in November 2011, losing 4-0 at Montreal and 1-0 at home against Buffalo. ... The Panthers fell to 8-13-3 on the road. ... Jimmy Hayes, Mike Mottau and Scott Gomez were scratches for Florida; the Hurricanes held out Ryan Murphy, Drayson Bowman and Brett Bellemore. ... Since winning five in a row in mid-December, Florida is 4-6-2. ... The announced attendance was 15,476. C. J. Miles Jersey . Assistant coach Glen Gulutzan said Thursday that Edler, who played Tuesday in Nashville, is out indefinitely. Washington Wizards Pro Shop . - The Detroit Lions have 13 takeaways this season — three less than all of last season — and the defence isnt the only unit pleased with the performance.The quick-starting Montreal Canadiens will try to push their winning streak to five straight games tonight as they kick off a road trip against the Edmonton Oilers. Listen to the Canadiens and Oilers live on TSN Radio 690 starting at 8pm et. The Habs will lean on Dustin Tokarski between the pipes for tonights contest, with Carey Price expected to get the call in goal Tuesday versus the Calgary Flames. Montreal is set to play three straight in Western Canada after finishing off a perfect four-game homestand with Saturdays 3-1 win over the New York Rangers. Price made 34 saves in the win in the first meeting between the teams since last seasons Eastern Conference final. Price sustained a knee injury in Game 1 of the 2014 East finals and missed the remainder of the series, a contributing factor to the Rangers prevailing in six games. The standout goaltender was healthy and in top form on Saturday, however, yielding just a first-period goal to Carl Hagelin to help Montreal move to 7-1-0 on the young season. I thought we played really well. Things are coming around, said Price afterward. The guys are letting me see the puck. The short rebounds Im letting out are being gobbled up by our D-men. Max Pacioretty had a goal and an assist in the win, while Tomas Plekanec and Lars Eller also scored. Price is only 1-5-1 with a 3.71 goals against average and .857 save perrcentage in seven prior meetings with the Oilers, while Tokarski has never faced them. Rod Thorn Jersey. While Montreal is off to a fast start to the season, the Oilers are looking to rebound from some early struggles. They opened the campaign 0-4-1, but have since ripped off three straight wins. Edmonton secured another victory in the fourth contest of a seven-game homestand on Friday, using a four-goal third period to down the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3. The Oilers scored three straight goals after Carolina tied the contest with 12:10 left in regulation. Rookie Leon Draisaitl started the game-winning run with his first career NHL goal as the third overall pick of the 2014 draft one-timed David Perrons cross-ice feed with 7:05 to play. It was really exciting. Its something that every hockey player dreams of as a kid, said Draisaitl. Jordan Eberle finished with two goals and an assist while Jesse Joensuu, Matt Hendricks and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins all lit the lamp for Edmonton. Nugent- Hopkins has scored in three straight games. Ben Scrivens made 27 saves in the victory. He is 1-2-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .903 save percentage in four prior meetings with the Canadiens, including three starts. The Oilers and Canadiens split their two meetings a season ago, with each team winning on the road. Montreal has still lost eight of its past 11 in Edmonton, however. ' ' '