The former North Dakota star, who played 40 games in college last season, is approaching 50 in his first pro season.

Blake has gone 11 games without a point dating back to Nov. 30. The 21-year-old remains in a fourth-line role, but the absence of Jack Drury (hand) appears to have taken the wind out of Blake's sails.

Jackson Blake, a right-hand shot ... “He’s pretty confident and believes in his ability,” said Jack Drury, who has centered Blake’s line. “Each game, he seems to get more and more ...

The Hurricanes took center Jack Drury off injured reserve on Friday ... presumably in a fourth-line role between Jackson Blake and Eric Robinson. He’s spent the vast majority of the season ...

The Carolina Hurricanes have been bitten by the injury bug as of late, but they'll at least be getting a little relief as center Jack ... Drury said. "Playing with [Jackson Blake] and [Eric ...

Rantanen will be making his Canes debut, at least to start, on the top line playing alongside Sebastian Aho and Jackson Blake. Hall will be starting on the fourth line centered by Jack Roslovic and ...

Jackson Blake has played 46 games in the NHL this ... year in the league on the Canes’ fourth line, often centered by Jack Drury. “He’s a college guy, too, and we have similar paths ...