Hurricanes' Justin Faulk: On ice for typical game-day prep

Faulk (upper body) worked on the first power-play unit Tuesday morning, Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer reports. This presumably increases his chances of playing in the evening's home contest against the Sharks.

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Faulk has missed the past three games with the upper-body ailment and remains on injured reserve, but his appearing on the power-play unit on game day certainly points to a return in this next contest. The smooth-skating rearguard is critical to the team's success as he logs plenty of minutes (24:10 this season) and is a weapon in the attacking zone (three goals, three assists in 11 games).