Jaccob Slavin’s first assist of the season on William Carrier’s goal lifted the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night.

In 330 regular season games with the Hurricanes, Kotkaniemi has 56 goals and 138 points, while winning 51.2% of his draws and laying 341 hits.

The Carolina Hurricanes are reportedly listening to offers for Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Which teams could make sense as potential landing spots?

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Jaccob Slavin broke a third-period tie in his return from injury, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to defeat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 at Lenovo Center on Saturday. Slavin drove to the net and finished a give-and-go with Jordan Staal to make it 3-2 at 13:50. The defenseman missed the previous 10 games with an upper-body injury.

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Hurricanes stars Aho, Slavin, Ehlers, and Andersen excited as they prepare to compete at the highest international level for their countries.

The Hurricanes are looking to trade Jesperi Kotkaniemi, per Elliotte Friedman. The 25-year-old is under contract through 2030.