There were times that the Carolina Hurricanes seemed a little out of kilter during the past month, but they might be hitting their stride again. They will see if they can keep the recent momentum going when they face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night in Raleigh,

Ahead of the March 7 trade deadline, the Carolina Hurricanes are looking to add to their lineup. The Canes have been making calls on high-end forwards and goaltenders.

Pettersson is the pie-in-the-sky acquisition. The Canucks, one of the league’s most disappointing teams this season, have a fractured locker room due to a schism between Pettersson and J.T. Miller. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Saturday that a deal was close involving Miller but ultimately wasn’t finalized.

There is no beating around the bush with this one, Carolina Hurricanes netminder — or “nyetminder,” as some fans have called him — Pyotr Kochetkov is having an underrated season.

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes are looking to keep a three-game win streak going when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Carolina is 29-16-3 overall with a 12-4-2 record in Metropolitan Division play. The Hurricanes have gone 27-4-2 when scoring at least three goals.

Here’s a peek at the injury report for the Carolina Hurricanes (29-16-3), which currently has three players listed, as the Hurricanes ready for their matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets (22-18-7) at PNC Arena on Thursday,

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

Coming off a memorable win Wednesday night in Toronto, Columbus has another chance at two points against a division rival

Frederik Andersen is back, almost. The Carolina Hurricanes are about to awake from what could have been a months-long goaltending nightmare that instead ended up being more of a disconcerting dream, the kind that leaves you slightly restless when you awake.

CHICAGO (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored 59 seconds into overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Monday night. Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored for Carolina in its second straight win. Staal picked up his 700th career point in game No. 1,300.