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(Sports Network) - The New Jersey Devils shoot for their third straight victory when they entertain the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at Prudential Center. babyliss pro . Watch the game live on TSN2 and TSN Mobile TV at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. New Jersey has won back-to-back games since losing three straight and five of six games, and is coming off Saturdays 3-2 overtime win versus Winnipeg in the opener of a three-game homestand. Adam Henrique scored for the second time 1:28 into the extra stanza and Martin Brodeur made 21 saves for the Devils, who played without forward Ilya Kovalchuk because of a leg issue. "The last two games its been fun," Devils forward Zach Parise said. "We havent been rattled, and thats definitely a good sign for us." Patrik Elias also scored in a winning cause and has a team-leading six goals and 11 points. Elias is riding a four-game point streak and his 341 career goals are six shy of matching John MacLeans franchise record. New Jersey will close out its homestand Friday versus Washington. Kovalchuk will not play this evening as he recovers from a leg injury. "It is getting better," Kovalchuk said. "Were definitely in the right direction. I was doing a little bike, a little sprints, a little workout. I felt pretty good." Carolina has lost two straight and six of eight games, including Sundays 5-2 loss versus the Dallas Stars in the finale of a three-game homestand. Chad LaRose and Tuomo Ruutu both scored and goaltender Cam Ward was pulled in the second period after allowing four goals on 14 shots. Ward was replaced by Brian Boucher, who finished with 12 saves. "We cant let our goalies bail us out every single game," said Hurricanes defenseman Tim Gleason. "Weve gotta come to play for them every once in a while." The Canes will also visit the Rangers on a two-game road trip. New Jersey defeated Carolina, 4-2, on Oct. 10 this season thanks to Kovalchuks goal early in the third period. Kovalchuk had a season-high three points and Johan Hedberg got the win in net, making 24 saves to give the Devils their first win of the season. Hedberg is 4-0-0 in the last two seasons against Carolina. The Devils have won four in a row and eight of the previous 10 matchups with Carolina, which is winless in six straight games at New Jersey. babyliss pro uk . Every closed with three straight birdies for a 6-under 64, giving him a two-shot lead over Carl Pettersson (67) and David Hearn of Brantford, Ont. babyliss perfect curl . Kicking it all off and intriguingly so on a day that traditionally is reserved for issuing negative news this time last week Chelsea were announcing for the first time under Roman Abramovich a profit for the club.DALLAS - Irate after another botched defensive assignment and an easy lay-in for the Mavericks, Dwane Casey called a timeout less than two minutes into the second quarter. At the time Dallas held a 15-point advantage, they would lead by as many as 19 early in the frame. So what was said in that timeout? "This is a PG-rated show, so I cant really say it," Casey joked after the game. Whatever it was, it worked. Casey challenged their pride. So too did the Mavericks, who had knocked them down, both literally and figuratively. As three Raptor players went to the ground, scrambling for the rebound as time expired in overtime - following a missed floater from Monta Ellis - it became clear, they had taken the challenge personally, and prevailed. "We were sleepwalking, kind of emotionally [hung over] from our close loss the other night I thought, maybe feeling sorry for ourselves," Casey said after his teams 109-108 victory, two days following a heartbreaking OT defeat to Charlotte at home. "I had to get their attention." "Guys responded. They came out swinging. We were down 19, they hit us with a haymaker and Im proud of the way our guys fought back. Thats what the NBA is all about." The Raptors gave the home team a 16-minute head start before closing out the first half on a 27-11 run. Once they showed up, tightened some screws on defence and matched Dallas physicality, they showed a lot of character. "We just held ourselves accountable," said Amir Johnson, who blanketed Dirk Nowitzki on the final play of regulation and contested Ellis runner as time expired in OT. "We took it as a team, like look, were not going to win this game if we dont get defensive stops." Looking at the box score it seems strange to say the Raptors won this game on the defensive end. The Mavs shot 51 per cent from the floor, 10-of-21 from three-point range, outscored Toronto 60-40 in the paint and recorded 31 assists on 26 field goals. But the Raptors defence was timely. They got big stops when they needed them the most, working hard for each one. It was a gritty effort on an unforgiving stage -- the Mavs had the second best home record in the West at 11-2. It was also another page in the book of DeMar DeRozans continued evolution into star-player status. Evident early on, DeRozan was going to have a tough time getting his shot to fall against this Mavericks defence. Withoout Rudy Gay around to attract attention, opponents have been zeroing in on the Raptors guard and the Mavs - using elite, veteran defender Shawn Marion, among others - were no different. babyliss curl secret . Instead, DeRozan embraced the attention, matching a career-high with nine assists. Most importantly, he came through when it mattered most. DeRozan was 3-for-14 before hitting the game-tying jumper at the end of regulation and going 2-of-3 in OT. "I understand a lot of teams, mostly all the teams, are going to key into me so I used that to my advantage and just tried to get my teammates going," said DeRozan, who finished with 15 points. "They help me get easy baskets once they knock down shots and put me in the best situation at the end of games to get a bucket when we need one." Kyle Lowry led the team with 20 points, also adding six assists while Jonas Valanciunas bounced back from a tough outing in the loss to Charlotte with a double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds. Defensively, the heroes were Johnson and newcomer John Salmons, who were assigned to the red-hot Nowitzki and Ellis down the stretch. With Johnson draped all over him, Nowitzki missed a 13-foot step back jumper - a shot he might as well have patented - at the end of the fourth quarter. When Ellis caught the ball with 10 seconds remaining in OT, the plan for Caseys club was to commit the foul they still had left to give. As the Mavs guard put the ball on the floor, Johnson - who switched onto Ellis - opted to play it out. "I just took it in my own hands to just try to play him straight up, man-to-man," Johnson said. "It was a great decision I guess because he missed the shot." Jose Calderon led the Mavs in scoring with 23 points, adding nine assists with just one turnover against his former team. Calderon shot 7-for-10 from three-point range, where hes shooting a career-high 47 per cent this season, his first in Dallas. The 32-year-old point guard greeted his old teammates and coaches with hugs following the Mavs shoot around Friday morning but was all business once the ball was tossed up. "Thats just Jose, man," said DeRozan, who played with Calderon for four-plus seasons in Toronto. "It seems like every time the ball leaves his hand its going in. Hes, in my opinion, one of the best shooters in the league, without a doubt. So its not surprising to me." ' ' '