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Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) and Minnesota Wild center Eric Staal (12) line up for the face off before the NHL game at PNC Arena in Raleigh, Oct. 7, 2017. The Carolina Hurricanes opened their home season by defeating the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in an overtime shootout. (Eamon Queeney / North State Journal)