Eric Staal's line, featuring Alexander Semin and Jiri Tlusty, has carried the Hurricanes this season.

So much so in fact that out of the team's 78 even-strength goals, Staal's unit has scored 33 of them. Clearly Jordan Staal, Jeff Skinner and the recently activated Tuomo Ruutu are going to have to contribute more offensively for the Canes to have any success.

Eric Staal and Jordan Staal took to the ice Friday for practice with visors on for the first time in their NHL careers.

They made the decision to change after seeing their brother, Marc Staal of the New York Rangers, get hit by a puck in the right eye on March 5th. "It's a decision that's been brewing for a little while," Eric Staal said. "At this point I just feel like the risk (of injury) isn't worth it right now, because of the injuries I've seen to other people in this organization, family. Sometimes you feel like you're invincible, but as many guys have seen, you're not. Unfortunately injuries can happen. It's just being smarter. As we've seen in the past when anybody has had an eye injury, they put (a visor) on. So why am I going to wait until that happens to me? Why not put one on now?" Marc Staal will also wear a visor when he returns.

Eric Staal racked up three assists in Carolina's 4-3 win over Buffalo Tuesday night to surpass 600 career points.

The 28-year-old center has amassed 262 goals and 602 points in 664 contests with the Hurricanes. Staal has 28 points in 22 games this campaign. He also extended his recent point streak to four games with the triple helper night.