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RALEIGH Winnipeg Jets Hoodies Womens , N.C. (AP) — debut one to remember.McKegg had a goal and an assist in his first game with the Hurricanes, and Carolina defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 Friday night.McKegg was recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis earlier Friday after Carolina placed Jordan Staal on injured reserve. Playing in his first NHL game since November 2017, the journeyman center assisted on a goal in the first period and scored the decisive goal in the second to lift the Hurricanes to their third straight win.“He’s a pro,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “We did a nice job getting him in our organization. He had a great training camp and he was right there. This was an easy call-up. He’s obviously trying to stay here. I love it.”It was the first multi-point game of McKegg’s six-year career. It came after he got word of his call-up late Thursday, made a two-hour drive from Belleville, Ontario, to Toronto, caught an early flight and arrived in Raleigh late Friday morning.“Obviously it’s special Winnipeg Jets Hats Womens ,” McKegg said. “You never know when (a call-up) is going to come and you just have to keep grinding away. To contribute at this level at any point in your career is special. “Micheal Ferland, Dougie Hamilton and Sebastian Aho added goals for Carolina. Curtis McElhinney stopped 22 shots in his second straight win after four consecutive losses.Oliver Bjorkstrand and Artemi Panarin scored 25 seconds apart in the second period for the Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky surrendered three goals on 16 shots before being pulled midway through second period.“I always think a hockey team should get better each and every game,” Columbus coach John Tortorella said. “And tonight there were just way too many passengers.”McKegg, playing for his fifth team in six seasons, helped propel Carolina to an early 3-0 lead.Ferland’s one-timer from the left faceoff circle put Carolina up 5:16 into the first period. Less than 90 seconds later, Hamilton made it 2-0 when his wrist shot from the left point deflected off Bobrovsky’s glove and trickled into the net.After setting up Hamilton’s goal with a drop pass, McKegg found the net in the second period.Brett Pesce fired a pass for McKegg breaking down the middle toward the goal, and McKegg redirected the puck into the net — again off Bobrovsky’s glove — to make it 3-0.“You just kind of want to put your best foot forward and contribute any way you can Custom Winnipeg Jets Jerseys ,” McKegg said. “To chip in at this level is obviously special. To cap it off with a win was pretty awesome.”Joonas Korpisalo replaced Bobrovsky shortly after.“I’m not giving assessment on the goaltending,” Tortorella said. “Korpi played well. He was one of the few guys who played well.”Bjorkstrand and Panarin’s quick goals late in the period pulled the Blue Jackets within one heading into the third, but McElhinney stopped all seven shots he faced in the final period and Aho scored an empty-netter with two seconds remaining to secure the Carolina victory.“We came out great. I thought the guys to a man were on it,” Brind’Amour said. “Every part of our game was pretty solid.”NOTES: Columbus captain Nick Foligno missed his second straight game to tend to his newborn daughter, Milana, who had heart surgery last week. He remains on indefinite leave. … Carolina F Saku Maenalanen recorded his first NHL point with an assist on Hamilton’s goal. … McElhinney appeared in 85 games for Columbus from 2013-17.UP NEXTBlue Jackets: At Florida on Saturday.Hurricanes: At Ottawa on Sunday. It became official on Monday, ending long hours of impending drama.Dave Hakstol was fired — finally — as the coach of the Philadelphia Flyers.Lehigh Valley Phantoms coach Scott Gordon will coach the team in Tuesday night’s home game against the Detroit Red Wings. He is the interim coach — and will, according to new general manager Chuck Fletcher www.goldenknightsshoponline.com , be doing it “for the rest of the year.”Article continues below ...Joel Quenneville? Who knows?Quenneville, fired earlier this season after his long, proud run behind the Chicago Blackhawks’ bench, was reported over the weekend to be replacing Hakstol as the Flyers lost the last four games of a five-game road trip.(Quenneville) is under contract to Chicago,” Fletcher said. “I have not asked Chicago for permission and have not spoken to Joel in about two years.”The team flew home from Vancouver on Sunday. Hakstol was still the coach. The team took the ice — for the first NHL practice of goaltending prospect Carter Hart — and Hakstol was missing.“I felt pretty strongly I would need to make a change, and it was better sooner than later,” Fletcher said.The Flyers (12-15-4) are in last place in the Eastern Conference. When Hart goes into the net, likely as early as Tuesday Vegas Golden Knights T-Shirts Womens , he will become the sixth Philly goaltender to play this season.Fletcher admitted this wasn’t “the ideal situation” to bring up a 20-year-old goalie. The circumstances dictated the move and now it’s up to the players in front of the goaltender.“Make no mistake about it; we recognize where we are at,” Fletcher said. “It is a tight team. I recognize our inconsistencies and our talent.”It wasn’t long ago that it looked like Detroit’s Jimmy Howard would be headed for Philly. Instead, he headed into Philly with the Wings, who have dropped three straight after Saturday night’s shootout loss on Long Island.“We came in here for two points and at the end of the day, you have to be happy with the one,” said Tomas Vanek, who scored the goal that got his team the point. “Especially with (six) power plays (against), usually when it’s like that Vegas Golden Knights Hoodies Womens , you’re not going to get a point or two at all.”Howard is 5-4-1 with a 3.59 goals-against average and .922 save percentage lifetime against the Flyers, while backup Jonathan Bernier is 4-3-0 with 4.23/.890 against them.Bernier was outstanding (45 saves) Saturday night for the Wins, who are 14-15-5 on the year as they head into the second game of a three-game road trip.The Flyers placed Anthony Stolarz on injured reserved Monday with a lower body injury and he’s slated to miss 2-4 weeks. Alex Lyon was returned to the minors and Michal Neuvirth is back from paternity leave. Starter Brian Elliott returned home from the west coast for further examination of his hip injury and could be out a long time.“Brian has made progress but not as much as we have liked,” said Fletcher … “We’ll have conversations about what the best approach is moving forward. At this point, I would suggest that nothing is imminent at this point.”Neuvirth is 4-3-0 with 3.15/.904 lifetime against the Red Wings.