The Finnish winger, obtained in mega trade with the Colorado Avalanche, earned his first goal as a Hurricane, while fellow newcomer Taylor Hall was a late scratch with an illness.

Here are our Mikko Rantanen trade grades for the Blackhawks, Avalanche, and Hurricanes after Friday's stunning deal.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Seth Jarvis scored two goals for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 3-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights at Lenovo Center on Friday. Jackson Blake also scored, Jordan Martinook had two assists, and Pyotr Kochetkov made 29 saves for the Hurricanes (27-16-3), who had lost two straight (0-1-1).

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Mikko Rantanen scored his first goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 3-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks at Lenovo Center on Thursday.

It’ll be hard to assess the impact of the Carolina Hurricanes’ acquisition of Mikko Rantanen for months, but a goal in his Lenovo Center debut doesn’t hurt.

In the 13 years since the trade, Jordan has celebrated his 1,000th NHL game in a Hurricanes sweater, recorded more than 450 points with Carolina - ranking fifth in franchise history - and has now been captain for seven seasons, as his brother was before him.

Tage Thompson and J.J. Peterka on Tuesday each had a hat-trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win against the Boston Bruins. Thompson and Peterka became the first pair to score a hat-trick in the same game for the Sabres since 2008.

The Canadiens not only lost their game against the Jets: they also saw Kaiden Guhle get injured during the match. And it doesn’t look good for the defenseman… That said, there were also seven other games played in the NHL last night.

Connor Bedard scored from a seemingly impossible angle in the Blackhawks 4-1 win over the Lightning on Tuesday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each had a hat trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Thompson and Peterka became the first pair to score a hat trick in the same game for the Sabres since 2008.

The Rangers had just killed a penalty to Ryan Lindgren and Vincent Trocheck, at the end of his shift, found himself on a partial breakaway in the final minute, with Carolina defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere chasing him. Trocheck opted not to shoot, but instead tried to drop a pass to a trailing K’Andre Miller. But the pass didn’t get through.

After a subpar previous week, the Carolina Hurricanes started a hot streak, going 3-0-1 with a flurry of offense showing on the ice.The Hurricanes' week started with a 4-3 comeback