The former North Dakota star, who played 40 games in college last season, is approaching 50 in his first pro season.

What a night to be a hockey fan of the Carolina Hurricanes and the Columbus Blue Jackets. Going into the game on Thursday night (Jan. 23), the Blue Jackets will finish the month of January playing six of their seven games on the road.

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to win a fourth game in a row tonight as they take on the Columbus Blue Jackets (23-18-7). The Canes are coming off of a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars Tuesday night in what was their third straight win for the first time since November.

The Carolina Hurricanes are in a major rut when it comes to the man advantage. After a hot start to the year, the Canes' power play has fallen to 17th in the league with only a 21% success rate. The power play had been winning the team games and now, it's teetering on costing them points.

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Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored both Carolina goals, the second coming 24 seconds after Dallas’ tying goal midway through the third period, as the Hurricanes beat the Stars 2-1 on Tuesday night.

The Carolina Hurricanes swept the season series against the Vegas Golden Knights with a 3-2 win at Lenovo Center on Friday night. The Canes survived an early push from Vegas and stormed back in the second and third periods to take and lead and hold it. Here are three takeaways from the win:

Well it looks like Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour is giving rookie Jackson Blake a shot to make his mark as he's seemingly been moved up to the team's top line before Carolina's Friday night match against the Vegas Golden Knights.

And I thought hurricane season was over! That may be the case, but JT Miller Trade Rumour season is in full swing, and as this week has progressed, the winds have moved south from the swamps of New York and New Jersey down to the Carolinas.

Ryan Henkel ([email protected]) is the Site Editor and Reporter for the Carolina Hurricanes team site with The Hockey News. A resident of Raleigh, NC, Henkel has spent the last four years covering the Canes and in his spare time, likes to cook. You can follow him @RyanHenkel_ on Twitter.

Chicago Blackhawks (15-28-3, 33 pts) vs Carolina Hurricanes (27-16-3, 57 pts)7:30 p.m. CT – United CenterTV: CHSN (Ball/Pang)Radio: WGN 720 AM (Wiedeman/Murray), LMN 1200 AM (Esparza/Moreno) The Chicago Blackhawks are back in action tonight as they will host the Carolina Hurricanes for the first of two games in the next ten days.

Pyotr Kochetkov has now stopped all three penalty shots he has faced with Carolina – tied for the second-most penalty shot saves in franchise history behind only Cam Ward (8). Jackson Blake following the win...