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The Hurricanes were down 1-0, and his goal at 3:31 in the third turned the momentum in their favor. "It was big," Canes coach Kirk Muller said. "The last two games, one thing we were able to do is capitalize and score at important times. Coming right back, on the road and trailing ... we stayed with the system and played the same way. We had a good, solid third period to pull it out." Semin has two points on the young season.