After a whirlwind 72 hours for both Jankowski and Stankoven, the two undoubtedly slept a little easier last night, knowing now that not only are their feet wet with their new club, but they've also quickly endeared themselves to their new teammates and fans.
Last night, the Carolina Hurricanes faced the league-leading Winnipeg Jets in their first game since the NHL Trade Deadline and the first game of the post-Mikko Rantanen era, which saw the Canes welcome newly acquired forwards Logan Stankoven and Mark Jankowski into the mix.
Ryan O'Reilly scored twice and had an assist, Steven Stamkos had a goal and two assists and the Nashville Predators picked up a rare road win with a 6-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 Sunday night at Lenovo Center.It was quite the debut for the new guys as Mark Jankowski scored twice and Logan Stankoven grabbed the game winner to help lead the Canes to victory.
O’Reilly gave the Predators a 2-1 lead at 11:33. Stamkos collected a loose puck just inside the offensive zone and dropped it to Evangelista, who quickly moved it to O’Reilly in the left circle for a shot past the lunging blocker of Swayman.
Maybe the Carolina Hurricanes aren’t the loser of the trade deadline. In their Carolina debuts, Mark Jankowski and Logan Stankoven combined for three goals in a 4-2 win over the