Carolina Hurricanes: Morning After a 5-3 sigh of relief victory

Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored two goals -- a gorgeous, wrap-around marker in the 2nd period and then a 120 foot, empty netter with 4 seconds left -- as the Hurricanes beat the Winnipeg Jets, 5-3 at PNC Arena.  Carolina was in dire need of a win.  They'd lost two straight, saw their division lead evaporate after consecutive shutout losses.  AND, they were playing for the first time since learning that Andrei Svechnikov was done for the year with an ACL tear.  They needed a win in the worst way.  Jaccob Slavin and Brady Skjei got the offense going first, then Kotkaniemi and Jack Drury handled the rest.  Drury's goal was his first of the year and came a day after being recalled from the minors.  Expect him to geet regular playing time the rest of the way.  Canes are off until Friday when they play in Toronto.  That is the first of a 3-game road trip that will take them to Philadelphia and then Madison Square Garden to meet the Rangers.

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