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Hurricanes' Jesperi Kotkaniemi: Helpers in consecutive contests
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Kotkaniemi notched an assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Blackhawks.
Kotkaniemi has a helper in each of the last two games. He's clicking well on the fourth line with Mark Jankowski lately. Kotkaniemi has two helpers, one shot on net, three hits, four PIM and an even plus-minus rating over four appearances this season. He could lose playing time to Nicolas Deslauriers down the line, and both players could find themselves in the press box once Seth Jarvis (shoulder) is ready for his season debut.
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Hurricanes' Mike Reilly: Records two helpers
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Reilly notched two assists, two shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Blackhawks.
Reilly began the season in the press box, but he's since played in four straight games as a third-pairing option. He got on the scoresheet for the first time Saturday with the pair of helpers, and he's added five shots on net, six hits, three blocked shots and a plus-3 rating. Reilly is likely to see the bulk of the playing time over Juuso Valimaki, but he probably won't produce enough overall to justify a roster spot in fantasy.
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Hurricanes' Jordan Martinook: Contributes two points Saturday
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Martinook scored a goal, registered an assist, posted a plus-2 rating and served two PIM in Saturday's 5-2 win over Chicago.
Martinook posted his first two points of the 2026-27 campaign Saturday, where he recorded a secondary helper early in the middle stanza before finding the back of the net himself five minutes into the third period. The 34-year-old winger is looking to build off a productive 2025-26 campaign, where he compiled 12 goals, 29 points, 109 shots on goal, 112 hits and 50 blocked shots across 77 regular-season outings. While his ceiling in fantasy is capped from his bottom-six role, he'll likely remain relevant in deep leagues that value category coverage and banger stats as much as offensive production. Martinook has a solid floor in fantasy due to his steady situation.
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Hurricanes' Taylor Hall: Finds twine in big win
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Hall deposited a goal and launched four shots on net in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Blackhawks.
Hall continued his solid start to the new campaign Saturday, where he tallied the Hurricanes' fourth goal of the evening. Overall, the 34-year-old winger is up to three goals, five points, 14 shots on net and eight hits across six appearances. Even in year 17, Hall has been able to showcase his offensive talent alongside Carolina's elite forward depth. The veteran winger is currently on track to secure his third consecutive season with 40-plus points. Hall is a solid streaming option in deep fantasy leagues for the foreseeable future.
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Hurricanes' Jackson Blake: Posts one of each in win
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Blake bagged a goal, tallied an assist, put two shots on net and dished out two hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over Chicago.
Blake tallied Carolina's third goal of the night before recording the primary helper on Taylor Hall's goal later in the second period. The 23-year-old Blake's goal Saturday was his first of the 2026-27 campaign, where he's up to seven points and 16 shots on net across six appearances. He's currently riding a five game point streak and is poised to be involved offensively all year long from the Hurricanes' top six. Blake could reach the 50-point threshold again in 2026-27, which would make him a strong fantasy option in deep leagues with plenty of upside as a weekly streamer in shallow leagues.
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Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho: Scores highlight-reel shorty
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Aho recorded a shorthanded goal and fired six shots on net in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Blackhawks.
Aho stunned the home crowd when he took the puck up the ice, dragged the puck and stopped on a dime before firing it bar down past Spencer Knight to secure a shorthanded goal. The 29-year-old Aho is rolling to start the 2026-27 campaign, where he has posted five goals, nine points and 22 shots on net across six games. He's currently on pace for his third campaign in the last four seasons with 80-plus points. While the new season is still young, Aho doesn't appear to be slowing down and he's currently looking like a league-winning selection from the mid-rounds of fantasy drafts.
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Hurricanes' Mark Jankowski: Extends goal streak Saturday
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Jankowski tallied a goal and placed three shots on net in Saturday's 5-2 win over Chicago.
Jankowski is currently on fire, as he used Saturday's clash to secure the first three-game goal streak of his 10-year NHL career. Across six games to open the 2026-27 campaign, the 32-year-old winger has four points, seven shots on net, a plus-1 rating and six hits. Since being acquired by the Hurricanes midway through the 2024-25 season, the veteran winger has been turning back the clock and reverting to his previous goal-scoring ways. If he can carry his current momentum into the rest of the 2026-27 regular season, Jankowski could be in for his third-consecutive campaign with double-digit goals.
Bussi turned aside 24 of 26 shots on net in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Blackhawks.
Bussi posted his strongest statistical game of the 2026-27 campaign thus far in Saturday's big win. He turned away every shot he saw in the first period and surrendered just a goal per stanza the rest of the way. With Saturday's victory, the 28-year-old netminder now has a 2-1-1 record, a 2.95 GAA and an .871 save percentage across four appearances. After a rocky start to the new season, the second-year goalie appears to be settling in one game at a time. He remains a solid No. 2 option between the pipes in fantasy, and while Pyotr Kochetkov will likely appear Sunday in the second half of Carolina's back-to-back, Bussi has a strong chance to return to action in Tuesday's clash against the Capitals.
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Hurricanes' Jayden Perron: Leads offense in win
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Perron scored three goals and added an assist in the University of Michigan's 7-2 win over the University of Alaska-Anchorage on Saturday.
Perron has been lights out to start the season, earning seven goals and six assists over four games. His pace will slow once Michigan starts facing tougher competition, but there's no denying he's taken a step up in his senior year.
Bussi is expected to start on the road against Chicago on Saturday, per Jack Bushman of Chicago Hockey Now.
Bussi has a 1-1-1 record, 3.24 GAA and .851 save percentage in three regular-season appearances with Carolina in 2026-27. He has allowed nine goals on 47 shots across his last two games. Chicago is 1-4-0 while averaging just 2.00 goals per game this campaign.
Hurricanes' Mark Jankowski: Scores again in Thursday's win
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Jankowski scored a goal on two shots and added four hits in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Canucks.
Jankowski has three points this season, all coming over the last two games. He's added four shots on net, six hits, two blocked shots and a plus-1 rating across five appearances. Jankowski's place in the bottom six looks secure for now, as it's more likely for Jesperi Kotkaniemi or Nicolas Deslauriers to be out of the lineup as the healthy scratch.
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Hurricanes' K'Andre Miller: Opens scoring in win
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Miller scored a goal and added two PIM in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Canucks.
Miller set the tone in this blowout win, scoring just 1:18 into the game. The 26-year-old defenseman has a goal, an assist, four shots on net, five hits, seven blocked shots, four PIM and a minus-2 rating over five appearances this season. He's in a top-four role at even strength, but his power-play usage has fluctuated as he competes with Sean Walker for a spot on the second unit.
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Hurricanes' Shayne Gostisbehere: Two PP helpers in big win
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Gostisbehere produced two power-play assists in Thursday's 7-2 rout of Vancouver.
Both helpers came in the first period on Andrei Svechnikov tallies as the defending Stanley Cup champs built a 3-0 lead before the 10-minute mark. Gostisbehere has a three-game point streak going that has seen him collect a goal and four points, all on the power play, as he looks to repeat last season's impressive showing of 50 points (13 goals, 37 assists) in just 55 regular-season contests.
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Hurricanes' Taylor Hall: Another two-point performance
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Hall notched two assists, one on the power play, in Thursday's 7-2 rout of the Canucks.
The veteran winger had a hand in the final two goals of Logan Stankoven's natural hat trick to round out the scoring for Carolina on the night. After being held off the scoresheet in the first three games of the season, Hall has gotten going with back-to-back two-point efforts, and so far in 2026-27 he's delivered two goals on 10 shots along with eight hits, eight PIM and a blocked shot.
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Hurricanes' Jackson Blake: Two-point effort in rout
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Blake picked up two power-play assists in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Canucks.
Both helpers came in the first period on Andrei Svechnikov tallies as the Hurricanes build a 3-0 lead before the 10-minute mark. Blake is still looking for his first goal of 2026-27, but he's got a four-game point streak going that features five assists, four on the power play, along with 12 shots on net.
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Hurricanes' Sean Walker: Four helpers in Thursday's rout
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Walker piled up four assists, one on the power play and one shorthanded, in Thursday's 7-2 win over the Canucks.
The veteran defenseman has helpers in every period, including on a K'Andre Miller tally just 78 seconds into the first period that got the rout rolling. Walker had been held without a point in the first four games of the season, but he's been contributing in other ways and has nine blocked shots, eight shots on net, six hits, six PIM and a minus-2 rating to begin the campaign.
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