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Carolina Hurricanes: 5 things every fan should wish for at Christmas

ByAndrew Miller|
CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 23: Santa Clause shoots the puck before the start of the third period of a game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Chicago Blackhawks on December 23, 2016, at the United Center in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 23: Santa Clause shoots the puck before the start of the third period of a game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Chicago Blackhawks on December 23, 2016, at the United Center in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 9: Teuvo Teravainen #86 of the Carolina Hurricanes handles the puck during a game against the Los Angeles Kings at STAPLES Center on December 9, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NHLI via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 9: Teuvo Teravainen #86 of the Carolina Hurricanes handles the puck during a game against the Los Angeles Kings at STAPLES Center on December 9, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NHLI via Getty Images)

5. Teuvo Teravainen to heat up again

After a big night in the win over the Sabres, Teuvo Teravainen leads the Canes in points once again. Jeff Skinner took over the points lead for a game, but Teravainen regained it with his team leading 20 assists.

Teravainen is two points ahead of Skinner, with 28 points. But, Skinner does lead the team in goals with 12. Head coach Bill Peters put back together the line featuring Teravainen, Jordan Staal, and Sebastian Aho on Dec. 23. It seemed to work out well.

There was a point in time, in November, where Teravainen was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week. His first career hat trick came in a win over the Dallas Stars on Nov. 13. That type of play out of Teravainen again would ignite Carolina’s offense.

A 70 point season is not out of the question for Teravainen. He’s actually on pace to finish close to that. With 28 points through 35 games, he’s on pace for just under 66 points. His recent slump put him in that position, though.

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