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VANCOUVER - Anxiety filled the room as members of the Canadian womens soccer team gathered to watch the World Cup draw on TV.All that unease was washed away as soon as they were matched against a familiar opponent.Players clapped and cheered Saturday when Canada was drawn into a group that includes New Zealand, a country that head coach John Herdman led to the last two World Cups before assuming his current post.It just adds that little bit of bite to the game, said midfielder Sophie Schmidt. Theres so much more pressure associated with it. I think for John it will be that extra challenge. It drives us to want to perform because it means so much to him.Its nice to have that added little bonus backstory.The players burst into laughter when cameras immediately panned to Herdman, who was in attendance for the draw in Gatineau, Que.I think its exiting for everyone, not only John, said midfielder Kaylyn Kyle. Were just really looking forward to it.Canada will meet New Zealand on June 11 in Edmonton after opening the tournament versus China in the Alberta capital five days earlier. Canadas other group game is against the Netherlands on June 15 in Montreal.Herdman said his only regret was that Canada and New Zealand wont meet in the first game of the tournament.Theres only two groups of women Ive coached in my career and its that New Zealand team and that Canadian team, said the Englishman. New Zealand, I know those players, I know that team, Ive watched them evolve.Their teams peaking in their average age. Theyre actually at their peak now, so if any tournament theyre going to be successful it will be this one — but not at our expense.Herdman has been in charge of Canada since 2011 following a miserable performance at the World Cup, and led the team to a memorable bronze-medal finish at the London Olympics just a year later.New Zealand head coach Tony Readings knows Herdman from their time together with that countrys national program and said they shared a chuckle about the draw.We spoke about it before, said Readings, who was also in Gatineau. We said it was meant to be that we would play against each other in the group. He said, I told you so. Were looking forward to it. It will be a great game.I know him well. I know some of his tactics. Im sure I dont know them all, but he doesnt know all of ours.Canada is currently ranked eighth in the world, followed by China (No. 14), the Netherlands (No. 15) and New Zealand (No. 19).While there was a lot of talk about the game against Herdmans old team, Canadian defender Rhian Wilkinson said the focus has to be on all three matches in Group A.I think it will be a bit of an emotional game for (Herdman), she said. For us its just the second team well be playing.Added Kyle: There will be just as much prep for the New Zealand game as there will be for China and the Netherlands.For the Canadian players, Saturdays draw came as somewhat of a relief, as well as another big step towards a tournament that is now only six months away.Im just excited to have it done with. Its exciting to know who we have now, said Wilkinson. Weve talked about Canada 2015. 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Luckily, it went in.Lindholms offensive production has helped Carolina (4-6-2) win four straight after starting 0-6-2. He has points in each of the games.Carolina captain Eric Staal said Lindholm needs to keep it going.Lets ride that as long as we can, Staal said. Its a lot more fun being on this side than the other. Hes been real good for us.Carolina coach Bill Peters said the Hurricanes are as healthy as they have been all season with the exception of missing Jordan Staal, who is out for three or four months with a broken leg. Having an almost complete lineup is making the difference, he said.The doom and gloom, I dont think, ever got as bad as people think, Peters said. It now seems to be going our way a little bit, and now weve got to find a way again (against Washington).Scott Hartnell scored two goals for the Blue Jackets, who lost their seventh straight game. But Columbus (4-8-1) did earn a point in the standings as it played its first overtime game of the season.Columbus coach Todd Richards said his team gave Carolina too many chances on the power play, again. Carolina had six power plays when the teams played on Tuesday but converted none.We have to eliminate the penalties, Richards said. You arent going to find ways to win hockey games. We cant keeep doing this.ddddddddddddCarolinas Victor Rask tied the game at 2-2 with 8:09 left in the third period with a shot through traffic. The Hurricanes then had to kill off a late penalty on Brett Bellemore, who took an interference penalty with 4:09 left in regulation, to send the game into overtime.Carolina took the lead early in the second period. Jeff Skinner picked up a Columbus turnover deep in the Blue Jackets end and beat Curtis McElhinney at 2:43 for a 1-0 lead. It was his 99th career goal.Obviously, we ran into a little adversity at the beginning of the year, but we battled and worked through it, Skinner said. Its nice to see it paying off, and we want to keep it rolling as long as we can.Then Hartnell came alive for the Blue Jackets, who have scored half of their 30 goals this season in the second period.His first goal tied the game at 1-1 at 11:15. Hartnell gave the Blue Jackets the lead at 18:44 when he put a rebound by Carolina goalkeeper Cam Ward (4-3-1), who made his fifth straight start. Ward finished with 29 saves.Hartnell also saved a goal behind McElhinney when he jumped into the crease and cut off a puck that deflected off the post. 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