Scott Walker, Ryan Bayda, Joe Corvo and Erik Cole also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won eight of 11 since losing at New Jersey on February 9th.
Ilya Kovalchuk's 43rd goal, second-most in the NHL, made it 5-3 with 7:43 remaining, but the Thrashers still failed to prevent their winless streak from reaching eight games.
Returning to Philips Arena for the first time since being named the All-Star game MVP five weeks ago, Staal didn't need to work hard for his 32nd and 33rd goals.
He made it 5-2 less four minutes into third when his wraparound attempt bounced off the chest of Atlanta defenseman Garnet Exelby and into the net. Staal's second goal was credited as an empty-netter even though goaltender Johan Hedberg had yet to reach the Thrashers' bench.
Hedberg replaced Kari Lehtonen, who dropped to 13-19-4, in the second period.
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