SAN JOSE - The San Jose Sharks won the special teams battle and won the game, handing the Carolina Hurricanes just their second loss of the season in a 5-2 final on Wednesday night.

Evander Kane tallied a hat trick in the first period, which included two power-play goals, while Dougie Hamilton and Erik Haula found the back of the net for the Canes.

Here are five takeaways from the Shark Tank.

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SAN JOSE - The Carolina Hurricanes continue their three-game jaunt through California with a Wednesday night match-up against the San Jose Sharks.

James Reimer is expected to start in net for the Canes, who are on the second half of their third back-to-back set of the season. Petr Mrazek pitched a 31-save shutout less than 24 hours ago in the team's 2-0 win in Los Angeles.

GAME PREVIEW

Here is the projected lineup for the Hurricanes.

SAN JOSE - The second port of call on the Carolina Hurricanes' three-game journey through California brings them to San Jose for a Wednesday night match-up against the Sharks.

The Hurricanes began the trip by grinding out a 2-0 victory in Los Angeles on Tuesday to improve to a league-leading 6-1-0.

LOS ANGELES - Backed by Petr Mrazek's 31-save shutout, the Carolina Hurricanes grinded out a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Martin Necas scored the game-deciding goal, while his countryman recorded his first shutout of the season and first in four career games against Los Angeles.

Here are five takeaways from Tuesday night in LA.

LOS ANGELES - The Carolina Hurricanes are going going, back back, to Cali Cali, where they begin a three-game trip through the Golden State with a Tuesday night match-up against the Los Angeles Kings.

Forwards Andrei Svechnikov and Ryan Dzingel didn't take part in the Hurricanes' morning skate, but both will be in the lineup tonight.

"There's no point in throwing guys out there in the morning skate. We want to make sure they're ready for tonight," head coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "Sitting on a plane for seven hours does that to you, I guess."

GAME PREVIEW

Here is the projected lineup for the Hurricanes.

LOS ANGELES - The Carolina Hurricanes open a three-game road swing through the state of California with a Tuesday night tilt against the Los Angeles Kings.

The Hurricanes bring a 5-1-0 record out west, which matches the team's best six-game start in franchise history.

"We always look at it as the one-day-at-a-time thing. You're only as good as your last one, and you're always looking forward to the next one," head coach Rod Brind'Amour said after practice in Raleigh on Monday. "I think 5-1 is great. I still think we haven't played the way we need to. That's the positive on that. But, it's all about winning tomorrow."

LOS ANGELES - After spending much of Monday traversing the country in the air, the Carolina Hurricanes touched down at LAX in the mid-afternoon.

While the State Fair rolls into town in Raleigh, the Hurricanes begin a three-game sojourn through California with a match-up against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. The Canes will then take on the San Jose Sharks the next night before finishing the trip in Anaheim on Friday and catching a red-eye flight home.

Three games in four days, a quick trip 2,00-some-odd miles across the country.

The Carolina Hurricanes saw their season-opening, five-game winning streak snapped in a 3-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Erik Haula and Dougie Hamilton found the back of the net again, but the Canes could not erase an early third-period deficit to extend their franchise-best start.

Here are five takeaways from Saturday night at PNC Arena.

Less than 24 hours after securing a 5-0-0 record, their best start in franchise history, the Carolina Hurricanes host the Columbus Blue Jackets in a Metropolitan Division match-up.

James Reimer, who sports a 2.42 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage in his two wins, is the likely starter in net on the second half of this back-to-back set.

GAME PREVIEW

Based on lines used in Friday's game, here is the projected lineup for the Hurricanes.