The Canes and goaltender Brandon Bussi agree on a 3-year contract extension. We discuss that, the roster work still to do before the trade deadline and the incredible Olympic hockey quarterfinals. Oh, and I also spent about 15 minutes on the phone with The Bus himself. Enjoy!

Brandon Bussi made 16 saves, Andrei Svechnikov and Jordan Staal scored goals and the Canes extended their points streak to 10 straight in a 2-0 win at Madison Square Garden. Andrei scored at 6:26 of the first period coming right off the bench to corral a loose puck at the blue line and beat Jonathan Quick for his 21st goal of the season. Svech has 9 goals in his last 10 games. Staal's 15th of the season, into an empty net, was his 5th in the last 7 games. Nikolaj Ehlers' great defensive play to take the puck away from Vincent Trocheck created the chance and the Canes head into the Olympic Break with an 8 point lead over the Penguins in the Metropolitan Division.

Jordan Staal's game-winning goal, with just more than 5 minutes to play helped the Canes to a 4-3 win over Ottawa as they extend their points streak to 9 straight games (7-0-2). Staal's 14th of the season was the 8th time that Staal has given Carolina the lead with a goal. Seth Jarvis scored twice, Sebastian Aho added a goal and 2 assists, and Brandon Bussi won for the 22nd time in 26 NHL starts. It was another game in which the Hurricanes weren't necessarily the better team, though Carolina definitely played well and with a lot of energy. The Canes have just one more game -- Thursday at Madison Square Garden -- before the Olympic break.