WINNIPEG http://www.officialknightsproshop.com/authentic-adidas-brad-hunt-jersey , Manitoba (AP) — Kevin Hayes‘ first goal with the Jets was far from smooth or pretty. It certainly got the job done, though.Hayes scored late in the third period of his second game with Winnipeg after being acquired from the New York Rangers this week and added two assists as the Jets erased a two-goal deficit to beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Friday night.“It wasn’t the nicest goal, but I’ll take it,” Hayes said. “We’re in that final stretch here where we need to figure out what kind of team we’re going to be going into the playoffs. And going down 2-0 and battling back, I thought we (dealt with) some pretty good adversity there.”Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele also each had a goal and two assists, and Kyle Connor and Tyler Myers had the other goals for Winnipeg. The Jets moved ahead of Nashville atop the Central Division standings with the victory.“We go down two and everyone’s still positive on the bench,” said Hayes, who spent his first 4½ NHL seasons with the Rangers. “It shows you the type of team these guys are.”Wheeler said Hayes is the type of individual who makes players around him better even though he’s still getting used to a new team.“I think you could see today, he was talking a little bit more Cody Eakin Jersey , feeling a bit more comfortable,” Wheeler said. “So it was great to see him have a good night.”Viktor Arvidsson, P.K. Subban and Mattias Ekholm scored for the Predators. Ryan Ellis added two assists.“We went down and took a punch and missed, and they came back and put it in the net,” Predators coach Peter Laviolette said.Laurent Brossoit stopped 34 of 37 shots, improving to 11-4-2 this season. He started in place of No. 1 goalie Connor Hellebuyck, who has the flu.“These games especially are the ones you really want to get up for,” Brossoit said. “You never want to see a teammate sick, but it gave me an opportunity and it was just really nice to get back into the win column. I thought everyone came to play tonight.”Pekka Rinne made 27 saves in defeat.With the win Youth Colin Miller Jersey , the Jets avoided losing three consecutive games in regulation.Arvidsson opened the scoring in the first period before Subban extended the lead on the power play with a point shot through traffic.Winnipeg struck twice in a span of 2:33 late in the second period, tying the game at 2.Scheifele’s backhand fooled Rinne on the power play for his team-leading 32nd goal of the season, tying a career high. Kyle Connor tied it with his 25th of the season with 1:39 remaining in the second period.NOTES: The Jets were 1 for 4 on the power player, while Nashville went 1 for 3 with the man advantage. … The teams meet again in Winnipeg on March 23.UP NEXTPredators: wrap a two-game road trip Sunday in MinnesotaJets: Begin a four-game road trip Sunday in Columbus before visits to Tampa Bay, Carolina, and Washington. RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have something to build on and they will begin a six-game homestand Saturday night at PNC Arena.The Detroit Red Wings, who will be the opponent, have been building in the right direction for quite some time.The Hurricanes will be home for the first time since Oct. 30 Calvin De Haan Jersey Womens , going 1-2-1 in four road games since then.Article continues below ...Carolina won 4-3 on Thursday night at Chicago, something that could be a springboard to a better stretch.“Hopefully we can use that moving forward here and get on a roll,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “We’ve been struggling to score so that put the monkey off the backs so to speak,”The Red Wings have won five of their last six games after an overtime victory Friday night against the host New York Rangers.Carolina goalie Scott Darling could be in line for his second home assignment of the season. He picked up his first victory in three outings this season Thursday night.“He was solid, and he looked pretty calm in there,” Brind’Amour said. “Hopefully he moves forward from that and has another good start.”The Hurricanes were outshot for the first time this season in the 4-3 victory at Chicago, with a 38-34 tally in that game, which snapped a five-game winless stretch for Carolina.“We sat back a little, that’s human nature Womens Deryk Engelland Jersey ,” Brind’Amour said. “We felt pretty good about our overall game. … The battle level was really good.”Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said his team can still make upgrades, pointing to special teams as an area that can always become better.“It’s early and it’s a relentless league, so we’d better keep getting better at (special teams),” Blashill said. “A big part of the power play is making big plays.”Red Wings center Dylan Larkin scored the winning goal in overtime Friday night just three nights after he left a game with an ailment. He said he was ready for action and it showed by what he did on the ice.“We’re continuing to find ways to win,” Larkin said. “We’re not getting rattled like we were early in the season … when something bad happens.”Detroit is getting multiple sources of scoring, something that is making it more difficult to prepare for the team.“We’ve had great depth with guys coming in and scoring big goals,” Larkin said.For the Hurricanes, there were some notables from the Chicago game. Defenseman Calvin de Haan’s goal marked his first score as a member of the Hurricanes. Left winger Phil Di Giuseppe, who was in his first game since being recalled from Charlotte of the American Hockey League http://www.officialknightsproshop.com/authentic-adidas-james-neal-jersey , posted his first goal of the season. Center Lucas Wallmark notched two assists for the first multi-point game of his career.Carolina left winger Micheal Ferland, who has a team-high seven goals, became ill during the Chicago game and so he skipped some shifts. Brind’Amour said he doesn’t think it’s a serious situation.Detroit defeated Carolina 3-1 at home on Oct. 22.