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  On Thursday, the Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with former star forward Patrick Kane on a two-year, $16 million contract that includes a no-move clause. Patrick Kane played the first of his 19 NHL seasons with Chicago, winning the Stanley Cup three times in Chicago in 2010, 2013, and 2015. He has made it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs 11 times in his career, earning 138 points (53 goals, 85 assists) in 143 postseason games. Kane ranks third in franchise history in assists (80), points (132), and games played (136), and ranks fourth in goals (52). Last season with the Detroit Red Wings, the 37-year-old forward had 57 points (16 goals, 41 assists) in 67 games. He finished fourth on the Red Wings with 16 goals and 41 assists, ranking fifth with 57 points. Kane is one of two active NHL players (Alex Ovechkin) to secure 40-or-more points in each of the last 19 seasons and is one of just 19 players to do so in NHL history. In each of the last 19 seasons, Kane is also one of the three...
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Carolina Hurricanes Hand the Arizona Coyotes Their Eighth Loss Straight 5-1, 2/16/24

 




*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*


   The Arizona Coyotes had lost their eighth game straight against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, February 16th. Pyotr Kochetkov made 30 saves for Carolina in a 5-1 win. Karel Vejmelka had been replaced by Matt Villalta, who made four saves in his NHL debut.


Hurricanes lineup against the Coyotes:

Svechnikov - Aho - Fast

Bunting - Drury - Necas

Martinook - Staal - Jarvis

Teravainen - Kotkaniemi - Noesen


Slavin - Burns

Skjei - Pesce

Orlov - Chatfield


Kochetkov


Coyotes lineup against the Hurricanes:

Keller - Hayton - Schmaltz

Maccelli - Bjugstad - Crouse

Cooley - McBain - Guenther

Carcone - Kerfoot - Zucker


Moser - Durzi

Dermott - Dumba

Valimaki - Kesselring


Vejmelka

Villalta


   Only 16 seconds into the first period, Jordan Martinook scored his ninth goal of the season and gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead early. Martinook scored on the rebound of Brady Skjei's shot from along the left-side boards... Martinook got the puck in the net with a backhanded shot. Off a wraparound by Martin Necas, Jalen Chatfield struck his fifth goal of the season to extend Carolina's lead to 2-0. Dylan Guenther cut it 2-1 with the lone goal for Arizona late into the first frame. Before Guenther's breakaway goal, Logan Cooley had prevented Carolina from taking control of the puck in the neutral zone.


   At 13:32 of the second period, Seth Jarvis pushed it to 3-1. Jarvis had gotten ahold of the puck from a pass by Travis Dermott, who intended to send the puck over to Nick Schmaltz... however, the puck deflected to Jarvis in the left circle and he scored a one-timer. Teuvo Teravainen struck his 17th of the season later in the middle frame to get the Canes a three-goal lead on the power play. After Karel Vejmelka saved Jack Drury's one-timer in the slot, Teravainen put in a rebound at the left post.


   Michael Bunting scored a backhanded shot at 15:23 of the final frame. Bunting scored the backhand from the slot for a 5-1 final.




Notes:

- Both Jack Drury and Martin Necas recorded two assists

- Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves before getting replaced by Matt Villalta, who made four saves in his NHL debut.

- Jordan Martinook's game-opener tied for the fifth-fastest goal to start a game in Hurricanes history... Shane Willis - :09 (2000-01), Trevor van Riemsdyk - :12 (2019-20), Keyvn Adams - :14 (2002-03), Brett Pesce - :14 (2017-18), Alexander Semin - :16 (2012-13), Jordan Martinook - :16

- Brett Pesce has played 600 NHL career games


 

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