However, the victory came at a cost, as top faceoff center Jack Drury—who ranks 21st in ... more importantly, for Jesperi Kotkaniemi, who will have another chance to establish himself as the ...

He's mainly played on the second line since Jack Drury (hand) exited the lineup following an injury Dec. 10. Kotkaniemi offers limited upside -- he has 17 points, 57 shots on net, 34 hits ...

With Jack Drury out with injury, Finnish center Jesperi Kotkaniemi has been moved back to the second line center position where he started the season. Kotkaniemi, 24, has been up and down the ...

Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored both Carolina goals, the second coming 24 seconds after Dallas' tying goal midway through the third ...

Saturday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets was perhaps the toughest game of the season for Carolina Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi ... different as Jack Drury got the bump up for ...

Kotkaniemi notched an assist and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Sabres. Kotkaniemi helped out on a Jaccob Slavin tally in the third period. The assist snapped a six-game slump ...

What should Claude Julien do about Jesperi Kotkaniemi? In this bonus episode, our panelists — Montreal Gazette columnist Stu Cowan, CBC Daybreak Montreal’s Jessica Rusnak and former Canadien ...

I was at the 2018 NHL Draft Combine in Buffalo when a Montreal reporter came over to chat: he said the Canadiens were leaning heavily towards taking Jesperi Kotkaniemi in the first round that year.

I learned my lesson, honestly. – Marc Bergevin This brings us to Jesperi Kotkaniemi. After all, it was out of revenge that the Hurricanes offered KK $6.1 million over one year, in order to bring ...

At the time, the Hurricanes presented Jesperi Kotkaniemi with a $6.1 million offer sheet, and Marc Bergevin chose to let him go. In return, the Canadiens received two draft picks, one in the 1st ...

The Carolina Hurricanes will be without centerman Jack Drury for the foreseeable future after the 24-year-old forward underwent hand surgery today, per head coach Rod Brind'Amour. "He's either had ...