WINNIPEG -- Jets head coach Claude Noel thinks that Sundays 4-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes could come back to haunt Winnipeg. Jason Trusnik Jersey . The Jets were leading 3-2 after two periods, but Carolina put on the pressure in the third, firing 19 shots at Ondrej Pavelec in the games final 20 minutes. Eric Staal scored his second of the night to tie it up at 10:24 and Chad LaRose had the winner with 1:22 left. "This one will stick in there for a long time," Noel said. "To me, the bottom line with this game is that if we dont make the playoffs, we dont deserve to make the playoffs. Thats the bottom line. We dont deserve it. "You can go down the road record all you want, you can go down all the other areas you want, but if we dont make it its because we dont deserve to make it." Winnipeg remains two back of the Washington Capitals for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Jets have 76 points on the season, tied with the Buffalo Sabres. However, Winnipeg has a game in hand. "Theres a price to pay to win games and theres a price to pay to get in the playoffs. And its not a sometimes thing," said Noel. Jussi Jokinen had a short-handed goal and added a pair of assists for Carolina (28-29-15). Cam Ward made 30 saves for the win. Antti Miettinen had back-to-back goals for Winnipeg (34-29-8) in the second period, while Nik Antropov had his 13th goal of the season. Pavelec stopped 21 shots for the Jets. The goals were Miettinens first and second of the season and came in his 35th game. "Its pretty irrelevant right now," Miettinen said of his new-found scoring touch. He wasnt sure if the loss was due to his teams bad play or Carolinas strong effort. "I dont know if it was because of them or because of us," said Miettinen. "I dont know if it was a lack of energy with too long of shifts or something, but the third period, I think, it was more about us going down than going up." Winnipeg fans kept up their jeering chants of the visiting teams best player, this time yelling to Staal, "Jordans better" in reference to his brother who plays for Pittsburgh. "That was fun," said Staal, who scored his 20th and 21st goal of the season. "I mean, Jordans good, but I dont know if hes better. It was fun to hear that, and it was fun to score a few and get the apple on the game winner. "I think they probably regret the chants they were making as the game went on, started to hesitate and we stuck with it and were rewarded with a big win." Carolina was coming off a 5-2 win over Minnesota on Saturday afternoon. "Its a gutsy effort, back-to-back games coming in to a really tough building," Hurricanes head coach Kirk Muller said. "This is the way our guys have been playing since Christmas. They go, give it everything they got. We had a short bench, had injuries there tonight and everything, but theyve been finding a way to pick up points and Im really proud of the group. Everybodys really stepped up." The teams were tied 1-1 after the first period, but Winnipeg went up 3-2 after the second on Miettinens second goal of the game. LaRose scored the winner with a wristshot after Carolina won the faceoff in its own end and rushed down the ice. He has a goal in each of his past three games. Staals second goal came on a breakaway at 10:24 of the third period and tied the game 3-3. Jokinen sent Staal a long pass that he picked up just before the blue-line. He finished the play with a shot that went over Pavelecs stick. "The problem was is you couldnt stop the bleeding," Noel said. "That was the problem. "Thats sad. Thats sad because we came so far. And to do this to each other and to disrespect each other like this was silly." Carolina had a five-minute power play in the second period after Jets defenceman Zach Bogosian was tossed from the game for charging after he left his feet and knocked Andreas Nodi to the ice, who didnt return. Bogosian had missed the previous five games with a lower-body injury. The Jets killed off 3:43 of the penalty before the Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu shortened the advantage when he was sent to the box for interference. Miettinen made it 3-2 with 1:06 left in the second on a quick passing play with Jets newcomer Spencer Machacek, who was called up from St. Johns of the American Hockey League earlier in the day. After crossing the blue-line, Miettinen sent a close pass to Machacek, who passed it back to him and Miettinen then fired a low shot by Ward. Notes: Kanes assist extended his points streak to five games with two goals and three assists ... Tim Brent assisted on Staals goal and now has two goals and two assists in his past four games ... This was the fifth of six meetings between the teams. Their last game is March 30 in Carolina. The Jets have won three of the five ... The Jets head out for a three-game road trip, starting with Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Washington on Friday and Nashville on Saturday ... Carolina heads home to host Florida on Wednesday. Jason Taylor Jersey . - The Atlanta Falcons have signed former offensive lineman Gabe Carimi. Derrick Shelby Womens Jersey . Police leaflets seen by an Associated Press reporter at a central Sochi hotel on Tuesday contain warnings about three potential suicide bombers. A police letter said that one of them, Ruzanna Ibragimova, a 22-year-old widow of an Islamic militant, was at large in Sochi.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell responded Thursday night to criticisms by NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, who contended a double standard exists when it comes to the league doling out punishments. In comments to ESPN earlier Thursday, Smith specifically addressed the delayed discipline of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, who has yet to be punished by Goodell after being arrested in March for allegedly operating a vehicle while intoxicated and while in the possession of prescription drugs and $29,000 in cash. Irsay was formally charged Friday. "The personal conduct policy applies to commissioners, owners, players, coaches," Goodell told reporters at the New England Patriots team facility. "It applies to all of us. We all have a responsibility to do things the right way. There are several players that we havent taken any action on, either. "We like to get the facts, we like to be thorough and we like to understand them. Charges were just filed last week. I dont believe theres a credibility gap." Goodell was at Foxborough to speak at a football safety clinic for mothers, a program aimed at furthering safer play at all levels of the game. Smith pointed toward Goodells swift and sometimes harsh action when dealing with troubled players in the past. "The commissioner understands that there is a significant credibility gap that exists in the National Football League," Smith said. "What troubles our players is the speed and the deliberateness of the punishment that they have seen in the past when it comes to a player. "There isnt the same speed or deliberate action when it comes to an owner, and thats a problem." Goodell said the league has yet to collect all the facts on Irsays case. "You can judge us when we make our final determinations, which you undoubtedly will, and so will everybody else," he said. "Thats fair. But dont make judgments until weve had an opportunity to do whats in the best interest of everyone, which is getting the facts. Everybody wants process. DeMaurice Smmith talks about process all the time. Dan Marino Jersey. "The process is important." The safety program organized by the Patriots comes more than a week after a group of retired players filed another lawsuit against the league, accusing team doctors and trainers of supplying them with powerful painkillers and other drugs that allowed them to keep playing despite injuries, but led to serious complications later in life. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of more than 500 former players, charges the NFL with placing profits ahead of players health. Goodell addressed the leagues continued role in the education and pursuit of safer play. "We want you to learn the right techniques from the moment you play, regardless if you play one year, two years, or if you play flag football," he said. "I think our popularity, the platform we have, gives us an opportunity and its part of our responsibility to make the game safer, not only at the NFL level to protect our players, but also at every other level of football, and frankly, sports in general." Patriots owner Robert Kraft said the health and safety of his players have never been greater in his 20-plus years of owning the team. "I know Im a better human being from having played the game, and when I played, it wasnt as safe as it is now," he said. "So, Im a big believer in the lessons you learn in football." Kraft also was asked about the arraignment Wednesday of former New England tight end Aaron Hernandez, who pleaded not guilty to two more counts of first-degree murder stemming from a 2012 double homicide. Hernandez already is facing charges for the 2013 slaying of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd. Hernandez was released by the team following his arrest last summer. "A year ago when he was arrested, we cut him from the team, I made a statement," said Kraft, who at the time said the organization was "duped" if the accusations were true. 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