Two of the league's best square off in a matchup that could repeat in June. Plus, updated playoff projections, draft lottery standings, more.
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Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night. Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis also scored for Carolina, which had lost its first two games after the league break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dmitry Orlov missed a game for the first time this season with an unexpected pregame injury. Orlov was a late scratch from the lineup before the Hurricanes’ 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.
Rantanen will now get the chance to slot in on the Stars' top line, while Stankoven will be replaced on the fourth. Here's a look at projected lines in Dallas following the trade
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Sebastian Aho’s fifth overtime goal of the season came 3:16 into in the extra session as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Sunday. Jaccob Slavin also scored for the Hurricanes and Pyotr Kochetkov made 15 saves,
Immediately after the opening puck drop in the first period, Buffalo Sabres forward Dylan Cozens and Carolina Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi dropped their gloves and began exchanging some big punches.
The Buffalo Sabres head to Raleigh's Lenovo Center for a Thursday night matchup with the Carolina Hurricanes. Buffalo, 6-1-0 in its last seven games and riding high after Tuesdays
Roy Cooper, the former governor of North Carolina, took a a swipe at former Carolina Hurricanes star Mikko Rantanen after the winger was traded to the Dallas Stars.