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This Week in Carolina Hurricanes Hockey: Now and Then

By Ryan Henkel

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 09: Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates scoring a goal during the first period against the Boston Bruins in Game One of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on May 09, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 09: Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates scoring a goal during the first period against the Boston Bruins in Game One of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on May 09, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – JANUARY 03: Justin Williams #14 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates his goal with teammate Sebastian Aho #20 in the second period against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on January 03, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – JANUARY 03: Justin Williams #14 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates his goal with teammate Sebastian Aho #20 in the second period against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on January 03, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

10/4/18 | New York Islanders | OTL 1-2 | 0-0-1

10/5/18 | @Columbus Blue Jackets | W 3-1 | 1-0-1

10/7/18 | New York Rangers | W 8-5 | 2-0-1

10/9/18 | Vancouver Canucks | W 5-3 | 3-0-1

10/13/18 | @Minnesota Wild | OTW 5-4 | 4-0-1

In Rod Brind’Amour’s first instance as head coach, Justin Williams was named captain and the Hurricanes had one of the best starts in franchise history. Jordan Staal scored the first goal of the season, while Carolina all-star Sebastian Aho saw an offensive explosion to his game after seeing slow production to start the past two seasons.

Carolina had taken a huge gamble trading off multiple former first-round draftees, the first being leading goal-scorer Jeff Skinner and the other two, Noah Hanifin and Elias Lindholm, in a package deal for Dougie Hamilton, Micheal Ferland and Adam Fox.

The Hurricanes brought in Petr Mrazek and Calvin de Haan from free agency and claimed veteran journeyman Curtis McElhinney off of waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Goals Leaders- Jordan Staal (4), Sebastian Aho (4)

Assists Leaders- Sebastian Aho (6), Justin Williams (6)

Points Leaders- Sebastian Aho (4-6-10)

Goalies- Petr Mrazek (1-1-0; 2.5 GAA; 0.841 S%), Curtis McElhinney (3-0-0; 2.667 GAA; 0.9 S%)

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