The Carolina Hurricanes took down the Dallas Stars on Tuesday to earn their third-straight victory and extend their season record to 29-16-3. It also moved the

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The Carolina Hurricanes are in a major rut when it comes to the man advantage. After a hot start to the year, the Canes' power play has fallen to 17th in the league with only a 21% success rate. The power play had been winning the team games and now, it's teetering on costing them points.

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.

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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.

Martinook said that in addition to Brind'Amour being, "an unbelievable motivator," the former Hurricanes captain and center is in good enough condition nearly 15 years after he retired from playing to, "get a couple fourth-line shifts in there."

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.

The Hurricanes are second in the Metropolitan Division but trail Washington by eight points for first place coming into this game. They have a 28-16-3 record and are led by Martin

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.

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

Jaccob Slavin (1g, 4a) has points in three consecutive games. Seth Jarvis (3g), Jordan Martinook (3a), Jordan Staal (1g, 1a) and Dmitry Orlov (2a) have points in back-to-back games.