The Carolina Hurricanes are 8-1-1 since adding Jake Guentzel and Evgeny Kuznetsov at the NHL trade deadline. Owner Tom Dundon: “The guys were on me about doing something.”
With Frederik Andersen nearing a return and Spencer Martin winning all three of his starts, the Carolina Hurricanes look set in net . for better or for worse.
Martin Necas and Sebastian Aho each had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Monday night. Michael Bunting, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Brent Burns and Jordan Martinook also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won three straight and eight of 10. Spencer Martin, claimed off waivers in January, had 14 saves to win his third straight start.
The Carolina Hurricanes got a goal before the fans had settled into their seats and scored again a few minutes later. Jordan Martinook scored 16 seconds into the game, Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 30 shots and the Hurricanes blew past the Arizona Coyotes 5-1 on Friday night. “We started really well, which was great to see,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said.
Jake Oettinger made 32 saves, Jason Robertson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Dallas Stars defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Tuesday night. Roope Hintz and Mason Marchment also scored for the Stars, who are 6-1-0 in their last seven games. Matt Duchene had an empty-net goal and an assist.