Sebastian Aho's shorthanded goal gave the Carolina Hurricanes a first-period lead against the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. Aho stole the puck, skated across the crease and waited out Bruins' goaltender Joonas Korpisalo before flipping a backhander into the net less than seven minutes into the first.

Stays hot with shortie

Young forward Logan Stankoven was sent to Carolina as part of the trade that had forward Mikko Rantanen moving to the Dallas Stars.

The Carolina Hurricanes had Mikko Rantanen for a short time, and now they're helping out fans that bought his jersey in that short time with a very generous free offer.

Mikko Rantanen exposed the Carolina Hurricanes in a Finnish interview after being traded to the Dallas Stars at the NHL deadline. Last night, Mikko Rantanen took part in his first game as a member of the Dallas Stars against the Edmonton Oilers.

RALEIGH, N.C. - Earlier this week, Carolina Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho joined The Players' Tribune to pen a letter to Canes fans, touching on the City of Raleigh, Rod Brind'Amour, Jordan Staal, and more.

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 Thursday night thanks to a last-minute goal by Seth Jarvis.The Bruins wound up getting Canes'd as they outshot Carolina 34-23 but lost due to some bad bounces.

With the NHL’s Eastern Conference tightening up, the Hurricanes went into Sunday’s game just six points ahead of the Detroit Red Wings, who held the second wild-card playoff spot.

The Carolina Hurricanes will take on the Winnipeg Jets (44-16-4) tonight, the first game of the Logan Stankoven/Mark Jankowski era. The Canes have strung together three wins in a row and perhaps there will be a bit of a lighter group now that the Mikko Rantanen drama is over.

Sebastian Aho has racked up more than his fair share of assists this season, though he's gone a bit cold in this area of late. However, a visit from the Bruins should get him back on track, per our NHL betting picks.