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

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.

The Carolina Hurricanes had a big shakeup to their roster last night, adding superstar winger Mikko Rantanen and forward Taylor Hall in exchange for Martin Necas and Jack Drury. The two forward made their way to New York today and are in the lineup for the Canes' 7:30 game against the New York Islanders.

Defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner topped Alexander Zverev in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6, 5-3 in the 2025 Australian Open final, cementing his third career Grand Slam title. Since knocking Denver out of last season's playoffs, Minnesota has won the next two regular-season matchups.

For one, Brind’Amour is pairing his two best players by putting them on a line together. Aho has led the Hurricanes in scoring in six of the last seven seasons, and Rantanen was a superstar in Colorado, logging more minutes than any forward in the league since the start of the 2021-22 season.

In just over four minutes, the Carolina Hurricanes went from down two goals to up two in a five-goal second period that lifted them to a 7-4 win over the

In a blockbuster three-way trade, the Hurricanes are going all-in by acquiring all-star and pending UFA Mikko Rantanen from the Avalanche.

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In the sixteenth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot, the Carolina Hurricanes made a huge trade, five teams won their week, and the New York Islanders are out of the basement. All this and more in this week’s snapshot.

Frederik Andersen earned a win in his first home start since opening night, and Seth Jarvis had four points for Carolina in the Hurricanes’ home win over Columbus.

Juraj Slafkovsky has been consistent with 10 points in his last 18 games, and fantasy hockey analyst Evan Berofsky is expecting more output from him soon.

Staal logged two assists, three shots on goal, two hits and two PIM in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Blue Jackets. Staal earned his first multi-point effort since Jan. 10 versus the Canucks, though ...