"For me, it's about how many people have helped get you where you are, where you needed to be, and how many people you've had a chance to meet in order to make it."

Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen won his 300th National Hockey League game on Thursday night against the Blue Jackets.

The Carolina Hurricanes have quickly become a team to watch on the market ahead of the March 7 NHL Trade Deadline.

Andersen made 18 saves in a 7-4 win over Columbus on Thursday.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Frederik Andersen became the second-fastest goaltender to reach 300 wins as the Carolina Hurricanes scored five straight goals in the second period to rally past the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 7-4 win at Lenovo Center on Thursday.

Nearly two months after knee surgery, Frederik Andersen will return to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes activated Andersen off injured reserve on Friday per NHL insider Frank Seravalli.

The 35-year-old netminder will play in his first game since Oct. 26.

Andersen will start at home against the Blue Jackets on Thursday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports. Andersen returned to action Monday against Chicago and picked up the win, turning aside 22 of 25 shots he faced (.

Carolina Hurricanes netminder Frederik Andersen will make his first start since returning from injury in New Jersey on Monday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The Canes defeated the Blue Jackets 7-4 Thursday night at Lenovo Center.

The Capitals are ramping up efforts to extend Logan Thompson while the goaltending situation in Carolina has gotten less dire.

Seth Jarvis had two goals and sparked the Carolina Hurricanes' big second period in a 7-4 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C. Sebastian Aho and Jarvis both had a goal and two assists in the five-goal second.