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The Carolina Hurricanes were handing out goals like they were candy bars on halloween.  The Devils scored three times off Hurricanes mistakes and that was more than enough to beat the Canes who have now gone nearly three full games without a goal.  Carolina Hasn't scored since Andrei Svechnikov's 1st period power play goal  on Thursday against the Flyers.  That's a 177:51 second span without a goal.  Canes are off until Tuesday when they host the Winnipeg Jets.  Andrei Svechnikov missed the game with a lower body injury, but was on the trip so it might not be a long absence from the line up.

The Carolina Hurricanes couldn't solve Jonathan Quick and the Golden Knights in a 4-0 home ice loss.  Carolina conceded a goal early in the 1st period and then late in the 2nd to trail 2-0 after two periods.  the Golden Knights saw the game out from there.  Carolina had their 4-game winning streak snapped and head to New Jersey with a 2-point lead in the Metropolitan Division over the Devils.  Canes have taken 2 of the 3 games from Jersey this year so far, and will be trying to keep them in the rear view mirror over the final 4 weeks of the regular season.

The Hurricanes won their 4th in a row, 1-0, over the Flyers as Pyotr Kochetkov got the start after being recalled for the injured Antti Raanta.  Pyotr, made 19 saves iin the win.  Andrei Svechnikov scored the only goal the Hurricanes would need 2:09 into the first period as the Canes connected on their first power play of the night.  After that, Carolina had enough chances, but the Flyers blocked 22 shots and many of them looked like certain goals.  Carolina remains 4 points in front of the Devils in the Metropolitan Division race with 19 games left to play.  Carolina's 43rd win of the year is second only to Boston's 49.  The Canes will host Vegas on Saturday night before playing Sunday at New Jersey to close out the season series with the Devils.

Jesper Fast's late 3rd period goal brought Carolina even and allowed Jesperi Kotkaniemi's shootout winner to give the Canes a 4-3 win over the Canadiens. The win gives Carolina a 4-point lead over New Jersey -- with a game in hand -- after the Devils lost at home to Toronto. Jaccob Slavin and Brady Skjei each scored for Carolina, who spent the majority of the first two periods making a mess with the puck. Turnovers led to all three Montreal goals as the Habs took a 3-2 lead into the 3rd. But, Jesper Fast forced a turnover that led to his rebound goal and, ultimately, to the Canes' 20th road win of the season. Carolina is off until taking on the Flyers at PNC Arena on Thursday

Teuvo Teravainen's second career hat trick was one of many highlights in the Canes' 6-0 pasting of the Lightning. Jesperi Kotkaniemi had the first 5-point game of his NHL career, notching a goal and four assists, Martin Necas had three helpers, and the Hurricanes went 4 for 5 on the power play in winning their second straight game. Carolina is now 7 for 9 with the man advantage the last two nights with the addition of defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, who tallied a power play goal for the second straight night and tossed in a couple of assists as well. Freddie Andersen didn't have to do much, but a shut out is a shut out -- his first of the year, and Carolina's 7th as a team. The Canes lead the Metro by 2 points over the Devils with a game in hand.

The Hurricanes celebrated the passing of the trade deadline with a 6-1 pasting of the Arizona Coyotes. One of the Canes' acquisitions, former Arizona defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, jump started the power play with his 11th goal of the season and then Carolina proceeded to score two more with the man advantage. Sebastian Aho and Martin Necas added extra man goals, for Aho it was the second of two on the night for him. Carolina's lead in the Metro is up to 2 points over New Jersey, who lost to Vegas in a shootout.

The Hurricanes dropped a 3-2 decision to the Golden Knights in Las Vegas less than 48 hours before the trade deadline. Are the Hurricanes additions enough? Will Jesse Puljujarvi and Shayne Gostisbehere help keep the Canes on top of the Metropolitan Division and be enough to advance deep in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Or, with still a little more than 24 hours to go, will the front office make another move to fortify what has been one of the best teams in the NHL all season?

The Carolina Hurricanes won their 4th straight, a 4-1 win over the Blues, as Andrei Svechnikov busted out of a 19-game goal drought with a pair of 1st period goals. Andrei's 20th and 21st goals of the season staked the Canes to a lead they would never relinquish. Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis would add goals in the 2nd and 3rd period's, respectively as that trio accounted for all four goals and 8 total points on the night. Freddie Andersen's 3rd straight win continued his strong run of play. In his last three games he's sporting a save percentage of .959 and he is now 14-4-0 on the season. Carolina leads New Jersey by 5 points in the Metropolitan Division with a game in hand over the Devils. The Hurricanes are off for two days before hosting the Senators and Ducks in back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday.

The Carolina Hurricanes, the Triangle and hockey fans all over the state showed the NHL world what this market was all about. Nearly 57,000 folks showed up -- and showed out -- as the Canes beat the Capitals, 4-1, and stamped themselves a bonafide hockey destination with the entire presentation at Carter-Finley Stadium. I'm joined by two friends of mine (@RealJaiKumar and @BWSTanley26) who were there to talk about the experience, the meaning, and a little about the game.

Seth Jarvis notched his first career NHL hat trick, Andrei Svechnikov dished out (some big hits and) 3 assists, and Antti Raanta was excellent in net as the Hurricanes smacked the Canadiens, 6-2, on the night the Canes inducted Cam Ward into the team's Hall of Fame. It was the second straight win for the Hurricanes who padded their Metropolitan Division lead to 5 points as the Devils were losers in St Louis on Thursday night.