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Spencer Martin's Canes debut was a stunning 3-2 win over the Bruins. Martin Necas scored in his 3rd straight game. Jordan Martinook's late 3rd period game-winner was his 5th goal in the last 6 games. Carolina scored twice on the power play and went 4 for 4 on the penalty kill against the 4th best power play in the league. 

The Hurricanes lost at home to the Minnesota Wild, 5-2, Sunday night.  Martin Necas and Michael Bunting scored, but defensive coverage breakdowns led to a pair of Wild goals that proved too much for the Canes to overcome.  Carolina is off until Wednesday when they skate at Boston.

Martin Necas, Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and an assist as the Hurricanes beat the Red Wings 4-2. Jordan Martinook scored in his 4th straight game for the Canes and Svechnikov's 3rd period power play gave them the lead for good. Antti Raanta stopped 10 shots in the win. 

Adam Gold interviews Justin Williams before his induction into the Carolina Hurricanes Hall of Fame. Williams' empty-netter in Game 7 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals sealed the Canes victory over Edmonton during Williams first iteration with the Canes from 2004-2009. After winning two Stanley Cups with the LA Kings, Williams came back to the Canes in 2017, and helped the team return to the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2019. 

Nicknamed "Mr. Game 7", Justin Williams is tied for the most goals in Game 7's in NHL History, and finished his career with an 8-1 record in those nine games.  

Seth Jarvis scored a goal and had 2 assists. Jordan Martinook played in his 600th career NHL game. Andrei Svechnikov scored his 10th goal of the year. And Antti Raanta came on in relief of Pyotr Kochetkov who left the game injured in the 2nd period. 

Disclaimer: Apologies for less than stellar audio.  Operator error.  We'll be back to getting this right on Thursday.  

Antti Raanta was spectacular in Carolina's, 2-1, shootout loss to the Blues on Saturday night.  21 saves including a few that had every right to be goals.  Teuvo Teravainen scored Carolina's only goal on a first period power play.  Yes, the Canes scored a power play goal for the 7th straight game.  Carolina is off until Thursday when they host the Ducks.

The Hurricanes spotted the Capitals a 2-0 lead and then scored 6 unanswered to beat Washington, 6-2. The Canes won their 5th straight game, scored twice on the power play and Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov extended their point streaks to 6 games each. In that span, the duo have scored 10 goals and added 23 assists. The power play has scored in 6 straight games. 

The Canes out-Rangered the Rangers in a 6-1 win at Madison Square Garden. Carolina scored 2 1st period power play goals and got 28 saves from Pyotr Kochetkov as they won for the 4th consecutive time. It is the Canes longest winning streak of the season. Carolina is 10 for their last 21 on the power play and have scored at least 2 power play goals in 7 of their last 11 games. Kochetkov has a 6-1-2 record in his last 9 starts and has allowed 2 or fewer goals in 7 of those 9. Andrei Svechnikov (2 goals) and Sebastian Aho (1 assist) each extended their point streaks to 5 games. 

The Carolina Hurricanes lost to the New York Islanders, 5-4, in the final game before Santa loads up his sleigh.  Pyotr Kochetkov struggled in net and his team didn't protect him enough to minimize the damage as the Canes saw their 6-game point streak come to a close.  Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastian Aho, Jaccob Slavin and Stefan Noesen each scored and Andrei Svechnikov notched two assists in the loss.  Carolina is off until Wednesday when they will play in Nashville.

The Carolina Hurricanes extended their point streak to a season high 6 straight games in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Penguins. Teuvo Teravainen scored Carolina's only goal in the second period. The Hurricanes remain stout on the penalty kill after erasing all five Penguins power plays including one to close out the overtime. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 24 shots and has allowed just 7 goals in his last 5 games.