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It was an entertaining game. But, the Hurricanes came up a goal short in a 3-2 loss in Minnesota. Carolina made two mistakes early in the third period that led to Wild goals and not even a great game from Andrei Svechnikov could bring them even. Andrei's 19th and 20th goals of the season were all the Canes could get in the setback.

The Hurricanes battled through a really tough first period with a 1-0 lead. Then they hit the accelerator and raced away from Boston, 6-0. The Canes sweep the Bruins 3-0-0 in the season series, outscoring them 16-1. Sebastian Aho scored 2 goals. Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen each had 3-point nights. Freddie Andersen rung up his 2nd shutout of the season against the Bruins. And, Jordan Staal scored his first goal in 36 games. It was a good night in Boston.

The Carolina Hurricanes opened up the second half of their schedule with a 4-3, OT loss in Toronto. Nino Niederreiter, Tony DeAngelo and Derek Stepan scored for the Hurricanes who saw their record drop to 31-9-3 on the season. The'll play Tuesday night in Ottawa.

Freddie Andersen get primed for the All Star Game with a stellar, 27-save performance in a 2-1 win over San Jose. Vincent Trocheck scored his 11th goal of the season to stake the Canes to an early 1-0 lead. Then, with just under 4 minutes left, Andrei Svechnikov's 16th broke a 1-1 tie as Carolina picked up a 2-1 win. The Hurricanes have now won 4 in a row and lead the Metropolitan Division with a 31-9-2 record and 64 points. Now, Sebastian Aho, Freddie Andersen and head coach Rod Brind'Amour will head to Las Vegas for this weekend's All Star Game.

Antti Raanta helped the Hurricanes steal two points from the Devils. Half of his 24 saves came in the 2nd period, including 3 absolute gems, as the Hurricanes held on for a 2-1 win. Raanta hadn't started a game since New Year's Day in Columbus but you'd never know it based on his performance. Jordan Martinook has played just twice since early December but opened the scoring in the 1st period. Andrei Svechnikov added his 15th of the season to make it 2-0. But, it was not a vintage performance. Carolina fought it for the first 40 minutes and have Raanta to thank for escaping with 2 points for the night.

The Hurricanes weren't bad, but after the first they probably weren't the better team. But, they ARE the better team and Nino Niederreiter got them even with a hard-working goal late in the 3rd period. Then Andrei Svechnikov and Freddie Andersen got them across the finish line in the shootout for a 3-2 win over the Senators. The Hurricanes also got a Derek Stepan goal as they moved back into 1st place in the Metropolitan Division.

Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov are going to be cornerstones of the Carolina Hurricanes for a long time. Tuesday night, they combined to spoil the Vegas Golden Knights' visit to Raleigh with the overtime tally in a 4-3 win. Aho's 18th and 19th goals of the season give him 44 points in 36 games. Andrei, who at one point went through a 12-game stretch with just 3 points, now has a 5-game streak in which he's had 2 points in each game. He has 15 points (5g, 10a) in his last 10 games, and has 36 points in 36 games this year. Tony DeAngelo has at least 1 point in 5 straight games, posting a goal and 8 assists in that span. The Canes will travel to play Ottawa on Thursday.

The Carolina Hurricanes gave rookie goaltender Jack LaFontaine the start in New Jersey. They got off to a fast start with a pair of goals in the first six minutes. Then, most of the skaters took the rest of the night off as LaFontaine was left to fend for himself against a young, speedy, Devils squad with nothing to lose. Predictably, it didn't go very well. the Devils scored 7 of the next 9 goals and pulled away from the Canes.