RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Sergei Samsonov scored his 200th career goal and the Carolina Hurricanes withstood a late rally to beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Ray Whitney and Tuomo Ruutu also scored for the Hurricanes, who
extended their winning streak to a season-high four games.

Cam Ward continued his recent surge for the Hurricanes, making 25 saves. The Carolina goalie won all three of his starts last week and posted a 1.33 goals against-average with a .944 save percentage.

Paul Martin scored a power-play goal for the Devils in the third period to break Ward's shutout. Patrik Elias added another with 21.5 seconds left to bring the Devils within one.

New Jersey had won four of its past five.