Carolina Hurricanes' Jeff Skinner reactivated

Hurricanes outlast Bruins 4-2

The Carolina Hurricanes won their second consecutive game with a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins in front of a sold out crowd of 18,680 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C. on Saturday night.

Jeff Skinner taken off injured reserve

Following the team's 4-2 victory the previous night, Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, announced on Sunday that the team has activated forward Jeff Skinner from injured reserve. 

Skinner, who has missed Carolina’s last 16 games with a concussion, is eligible to play in Sunday's game against the Capitals in Washington.

Skinner, 19, currently ranks second among Hurricanes skaters in goals (12) and third in points (24).

Prior to suffering a concussion against the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 7, the Markham, Ont., native had not missed a game in his NHL career.  

Carolina’s first-round draft pick (7th overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Skinner has totaled 43 goals and 44 assists (87 points) in 112 career NHL games with the Hurricanes. 

He won the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s rookie of the year after leading all rookies in points (63) during his first NHL season in 2010-11.

The Carolina Hurricanes take on the Washington Capitals Sunday at Verizon Center (5 p.m., FOX Sports Carolinas HD, Hurricanes Radio Network) in the second half of a back-to-back following Saturday's victory over the Bruins.

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