The former North Dakota star, who played 40 games in college last season, is approaching 50 in his first pro season.

Jordan Staal scored a hat trick and the Carolina Hurricanes overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.

RALEIGH, N.C. - Just three days before his brother's number is set to be raised to the rafters in Raleigh, Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal recorded his team's first hat trick of the season to lead a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Lenovo Center on Thursday.

Well it looks like Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour is giving rookie Jackson Blake a shot to make his mark as he's seemingly been moved up to the team's top line before Carolina's Friday night match against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Sebastian Aho scored 59 seconds into overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3. Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored for Carolina in its second straight win.

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to win a fourth game in a row tonight as they take on the Columbus Blue Jackets (23-18-7). The Canes are coming off of a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars Tuesday night in what was their third straight win for the first time since November.

Rod Brind'Amour On Jordan Martinook's shift leading to the game-winning goal: It's Jordan Martinook. I'm glad you mentioned it because that was the play of the game. They literall

The veteran netminder suffered a knee injury on Oct. 26 in Seattle and underwent surgery in November. Returning to practice with the team earlier this month, he's now good to go and will play his 500th NHL game this evening. A major milestone for a backstop, Andersen will become just the 84th in NHL history to reach the mark.

Seth Jarvis scored two goals and the Carolina Hurricanes had a strong third period to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C.

Seth Jarvis scored in the second and third periods to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2.

The Vegas Golden Knights have now lost four straight against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Golden Knights started strong, and prevented the Hurricanes from getting to their game for the majority of the first period.

After the Hurricanes' 3-2 win on Friday night (Jan. 17), what did the players and Rod Brind'Amour say to The Hockey Writers postgame?