The first major domino on the NHL trade market has fallen. On Jan. 24, the Colorado Avalanche dealt elite winger Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forwards Martin Necas and Jack Drury.
In a three-team blockbuster NHL trade, the Carolina Hurricanes added two key forwards from Colorado and Chicago.
Nelson scores in OT
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Nelson scores in OT as Islanders rally to beat Hurricanes 3-2
Islanders finish comeback from early hole to beat Hurricanes in OT
Brock Nelson scored 2:03 into overtime Saturday night for the New York Islanders, who earned a dramatic and unlikely 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Elmont, N.Y.
Brock Nelson’s OT goal leads Islanders to thrilling comeback win over Hurricanes
Tony DeAngelo was in, Ryan Pulock was out after one shift, Ilya Sorokin came in for Marcus Hogberg in overtime and the Islanders kept their momentum rolling with a comeback victory over the supercharged Hurricanes.
Welcome to Scott Wheeler’s 2025 rankings of every NHL organization’s prospects. You can find the complete ranking and more information on the project and its criteria here, as we count down daily from No. 32 to No. 1. The series, which includes in-depth evaluations and insight from sources on nearly 500 prospects, runs from Jan. 8 to Feb. 7.
The Carolina Hurricanes have quickly become a team to watch on the market ahead of the March 7 NHL Trade Deadline.
New York Islanders ride three-game winning streak into Saturday night matchup versus Mikko Rantanen and the Carolina Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes pulled off a blockbuster trade acquiring Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche. But now comes the big challenge of re-signing the star forward.
The Hurricanes wasted no time making their major cup-chasing move. Despite the NHL Trade deadline being over a month away, Carolina added the most-significant firepower imaginable by acquiring Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche in a complicated three-way trade involving the Chicago Blackhawks.
Rantanen is one of the NHL’s top playoff performers; he ranks fourth among active players in career playoff points per game (1.25) behind Edmonton Oilers forwards Connor McDavid (1.58), Leon Draisaitl (1.46) and his now former teammate MacKinnon (1.30) and helped Colorado win the Stanley Cup in 2022.
Tarasov absorbs a tough night as Blue Jackets' backup, the NHL's scheduling quirks plus a troublesome center shortage: 3 takeaways
Seth Jarvis had two goals and sparked the Carolina Hurricanes' big second period in a 7-4 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.
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