The Carolina Hurricanes have brought back defenseman Tony DeAngelo of Sewell, New Jersey according to Jonathan Bailey of Fansided. DeAngelo was previously with the Hurricanes during the 2021-22 National Hockey League season before being traded to the Philadelphia Flyers where he spent last year. The terms of the contract are for one year and worth $1.675 million. In addition to playing one season each with the Hurricanes and Flyers, DeAngelo played one season with the Arizona Coyotes in 2016-17, and four seasons with the New York Rangers from 2017 to 2021.
2022-23 NHL Statistics
DeAngelo had 11 goals and 31 assists for 42 points in 70 games with the Flyers in 2022-23. He was a -27 with 73 penalty minutes, 19 power-play points, 174 shots on goal, 79 blocked shots, 52 hits, 25 takeaways, and 57 giveaways.
Game-Winning Goal
DeAngelo’s game-winning goal came in a 4-3 Flyers win over the San Jose Sharks on December 29, 2022. It was in fact an overtime winner at 1:10 of the extra period with defenseman Ivan Provorov of Yaroslavl, Russia and right winger Owen Tippett of Peterborough, Ontario notching the assists. Also in the win over the Sharks, DeAngelo had a season high three points. He also had two assists as het set up centre Travis Konecny of London, Ontario for two regulation goals.
2021-22 with the Hurricanes
DeAngelo had 10 goals and 41 assists for 51 points with the Hurricanes in 2021-22. In 64 games, he was a +30 with 56 penalty minutes, 20 power-play points, two game-winning goals, 151 shots on goal, 59 blocked shots, 41 hits, 27 takeaways, and 39 giveaways.
Significant drop in +/-
One of the most notable statistics for DeAngelo, was the huge drop in plus/minus in 2022-23 compared to 2021-22. He was only -27 this past season compared to a +30 the year before. The -57 drop was not the biggest drop this season. Johnny Gaudreau of Salem, New Jersey was a -33 in 2022-23 with the Columbus Blue Jackets, after leading the NHL with a +64 as a member of the Calgary Flames in 2021-22.
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