The reigning Stanley Cup champions had an interesting five-game road trip during the North Carolina State Fair; on top of injuries, they dealt with a late case of the flu…
The Carolina Hurricanes earned seven out of a possible 10 points during their five-game State Fair road trip, finishing with a 3-1-1 record. Despite navigating injuries to Jordan Staal, Taylor Hall, and Mark Jankowski, as well as a flu bug, Carolina retained first place in the NHL standings with a 9-2-2 record.
The newly formed second line of Jackson Blake, Logan Stankoven, and Nikolaj Ehlers led the offense, combining for nine goals and eight assists across the trip. Goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov supported the run by going 3-0-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average, including a 24-save shutout against the St. Louis Blues.
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