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Monday 9 March 2020

DESERT

DELIGHT

Carolina Hurricanes' Morgan
Geekie, center, celebrates
with teammates after scoring
his first goal in the NHL dur-
ing the first period of an NHL
hockey game against the
Pittsburgh Penguins, Sunday,
March 8, 2020, in Pittsburgh.
Associated Press
Hurricanes

hammer

listless

Penguins

6-2

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mor-
gan Geekie didn't have
time to think.
On Saturday he was in the
minors. By Sunday after-
noon the newest Carolina
Hurricanes forward found
himself thrust in the middle
of the playoff race. The
21-year-old rookie hardly
looked overwhelmed by
the moment. Neither did
his team.
Geekie scored twice and
dished out an assist in his
NHL debut, a 6-2 victory
over listless Pittsburgh that
capped a frantic 24 hours
for the 2017 third-round
pick. He arrived in town
late Saturday night after
being called up from the
American Hockey League.
By the middle of the first Logano wins his second race in 3 weeks
period, he'd already had
his first NHL goal then add-
ed an exclamation point in
the third period to cap a Joey Logano celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, March 8, 2020,
in Avondale, Ariz.
dominant performance by Associated Press
the Hurricanes. Page 21
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