It's been five months since Eric Staal went this long between goals. If the All-Star center doesn't start producing soon, he might have to wait that long before his next chance to score.
As Staal goes in this postseason, so go the Carolina Hurricanes. They've have won all seven playoff games in which he has scored a goal, and are 1-9 when he doesn't.
One reason the Hurricanes enter Tuesday night's Game 4 in danger of being swept out of the Eastern Conference finals by the surging Pittsburgh Penguins is the lack of production from their franchise player.
Game 4 will be on May 26, 2009 7:30 PM ET at the RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina.
