Jesperi Kotkaniemi scores twice, Hurricanes beat Jets 5-3


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RALEIGH, N.C. — Jesperi Kotkaniemi had two goals and an assist, Jack Drury scored his first goal of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Tuesday night. Jaccob Slavin and Brady Skjei, also scored for the Hurricanes, who've endured sudden offensive woes and the loss of a star player during the past week. Kotkaniemi's second goal of the game was an empty-netter with four seconds left. Frederik Andersen made 21 saves just hours after the Hurricanes announced that All-Star forward Andrei Svechnikov will have surgery for a torn knee ligament and miss the rest of the season. Dylan DeMelo, Nikolaj Ehlers and Nino Niederreiter scored for the Jets, whose two-game winning streak ended. David Rittich made 20 saves.

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