NEW YORK, N.Y. - Playing a weak opponent back-to-back gave the New York Rangers a grand chance to enhance their winning streak.One goal was all they required Sunday. Ryan McDonaghs first-period score held up and Cam Talbot made 18 saves as the Rangers extended their victory run to six with a 1-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.The Eastern Conference-worst Hurricanes lost for the eighth time in nine games. A day earlier, the Rangers won 3-2 in a shootout in Raleigh, North Carolina.Well take the two wins, kind of in different fashions, McDonagh said. We did a good job of containing them and eliminating their opportunities.Talbot is 3-3-1 this season backing up Henrik Lundqvist, with all three of his victories being shutouts.You never want to be the guy to come in and break the winning streak, Talbot said. I didnt really have to do a whole lot tonight, the guys in front of me did an unbelievable job.McDonagh scored his second goal of the season 4:10 into the game. He slapped the puck in the slot past goaltender Anton Khudobin, who has yet to win this season (0-8-2).The Rangers captain has points in seven of 10 games since returning to the lineup Nov. 28 after missing 11 games with a shoulder injury. Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan assisted on McDonaghs latest goal.The Rangers (17-10-4) have won 10 of their last 13 games to keep pace with Washington in a tight Metropolitan Division race. The Rangers host the Capitals on Tuesday before the three-day Christmas break.The shutout was a league-leading eighth for the Rangers this season and the first time they have eight shutouts in their first 31 games since 1928-29, according to information the team got from the Elias Sports Bureau.We are no different than any team in the NHL. You cant win if you dont get goaltending, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. When we use Cam, hes given us some real good performances.The Rangers outshot Carolina 31-18 in their first home game since Dec. 8, when they started their winning streak with a 4-3 overtime win against Pittsburgh. New York then won three straight in Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary.The Rangers have outscored opponents 20-8 during the six-game streak and have allowed two goals or fewer in their last five contests.The struggling Hurricanes have little to focus on except working hard to reverse their fortunes.You try to keep the mood upbeat and keep telling guys its all part of a learning process, Carolina defenceman John-Michael Lies said. Our goaltender held us in the game. Unfortunately, we couldnt get one for him.The Rangers have won 14 of their last 15 games against Carolina, including eight straight at home since Feb. 22, 2011.NOTES: Rangers defenceman Dan Girardi played his 600th career game. ... The teams meet again Jan. 31 in New York and on March 21 in Raleigh. ... 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The Toronto Argonauts (11-7) look for an opportunity to repeat as CFL champions when they host the surging Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10-8) on Sunday.DUMFRIES -- Canada downed Sweden 7-2 in six ends to win the mens title Wednesday at the World Senior Curling Championships. Skip Wayne Tallon and his team of fourth Mike Kennedy, second Mike Flannery and lead Wade Blanchard opened with two points in the first end, and scored another two points in the third for a 4-1 lead. A pair of steals, for one in the fourth end and two in the fifth, gave Canada a daunting 7-1 lead. The Swedes could only score one point in the sixth end, and they conceded the game and the title. "Im just lost for words. Really ecstatic about it," Tallon said. "Im really happy at how the boys played, they played really hard, so it feels good. "It makes it even that much more special having been involved in this championship last year (as chair at the 2013 tournament in Fredericton). Last year my responsibility was to ensure everybody had a good time. This year it was to make sure that everyone played well." The Canadian women couldnt make it a sweep, falling 6-5 to Scotland in the womens finall.dddddddddddd Canada had a 5-4 lead, and last stone advantage, going into the eighth and final end. But Scotland stole two to win when Canadian skip Colleen Pinkney wrecked her last stone on a takeout attempt. "We are very disappointed right now but will be happy in a couple of hours," Pinkney said. "Basically the key was that Scotland had two great last ends and we missed a couple of shots that we couldnt afford." Dumfries also played host to the World Mixed Doubles championship, with Switzerlands Michelle Gribi and Reto Gribi - coached by Canadas Al Moore - claiming gold with an 8-6 win over Swedens Camilla Johansson and Per Noreen, while Spain won its first world-championship medal at any level with Irantzu Garcia and Sergio Vez beating reigning world champs Dorottya Palancsa and Zsolt Kiss of Hungary in the bronze-medal game. Canadas entry of Wayne Tuck and Kim Tuck of Strathroy, Ont., went 7-1 in round-robin play but lost to Austria in the first round of the playoffs to finish ninth overall. ' ' '