In the Carolina Hurricanes world, many things have gone on with more coming around the corner. Between Jan. 4 and Jan. 10, the Hurricanes played five games in seven days with a record of 3-2-0. Fans witnessed not one, but two career milestones against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, Jan. 5 in the team’s 4-3 win in overtime. Then on Thursday, Jan. 9, everyone witnessed the captain score a hat trick against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Plus, there is the upcoming jersey retirement for one of their homegrown players who holds a ton of franchise (since relocation) records. There is so much to celebrate surrounding the Hurricanes, let’s dive into it all in the latest Martin’s Musings.
Milestone Nights for Aho & Jarvis
Let’s start it off with Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis ticking off career milestones on the same night. What makes that night special is that both players have made an impact on the Hurricanes in their own way, in their time frames sparking what the past, present, and future holds for the team. Regarding Aho, he notched his 600th NHL point on the game-winning goal in overtime to claim the 4-3 win. His 600th point made him the third player in Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers history to reach that milestone. In terms of relocation history, he is second only to Eric Staal. However, Aho reached the milestone in 26 fewer games (638) to be the fastest player in franchise history.
For Jarvis, on the Jalen Chatfield goal, he notched career assist number 100 in the NHL. In his 2020 Draft class, he is the third player to hit that milestone along with Tim Stutzle (Ottawa Senators) and Lucas Raymond (Detroit Red Wings). He is only 118 assists from tying Jeff O’Neill for 10th all-time in franchise history. Not bad for the 13th overall pick who’s in his fourth season with the team who drafted him. The two have shown lots of chemistry since the 2023-24 season and for them to claim a milestone on the same night makes it even better.
Jordan Staal Hat Trick
Talk about having a stretch of four games this week for captain Jordan Staal. Since the Penguins game, Staal has tallied five goals and three assists for eight points. Going into that game, he had four total goals in the 2024-25 season. After the Vancouver Canucks game on Jan. 10, he now has nine. He notched a hat trick against the Toronto Maple Leafs to make him one of two players to have one at 18 years old or younger and 35 years old or older; the other player is Jaromir…
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