Mikko Rantanen scored his first goal with Carolina, helping the Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday night. Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin also scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the sixth time in seven games.

Slavin logged an assist and two shots on goal in Friday's 3-2 win over the Golden Knights. Slavin has earned five points over nine outings in January, matching November as his most productive ...

Mikko Rantanen scored in his Hurricanes home debut as Carolina posted a 3-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C. Rantanen was in his third game overall since joining the team via trade from the Colorado Avalanche.

National Hockey League Last Night Carolina Hurricanes 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 Detroit Red Wings 3, Edmonton Oilers 2 – Shootout Hurricanes 3, Blackhawks 2 – Mikko Rantanen scores as the Hurricanes bea

Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin (left) is a good model for Blackhawks defenseman Alex Vlasic (right). AP Photos/Adam Hunger; Getty Images/Michael Reaves Share Could Alex Vlasic become the ...

Mikko Rantanen scored his first goal with Carolina, helping the Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday night

One advantage for the Carolina Hurricanes extending Rantanen is they can now go eight years with other teams only seven. The Hurricanes might also propose deferred payments as they did for Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin. Rantanen has the same agent, Andy Scott, as Leon Draisait; and they didn’t go for the Edmonton Oilers offer of deferred payments.

“Very exciting,” Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin said. “I think on a lower note, I’m excited to not have to defend him anymore when we come to Colorado and our lungs are sucking win

The hockey world is still processing the blockbuster three-way trade on Friday night, in which the Colorado Avalanche ... undervalued first-line center. Jaccob Slavin is the club’s highest ...

LeBrun started, pointing to stalled contract negotiations in Colorado as the catalyst for ... structure as it did with Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin in the past. However, the insider cautioned ...