Fighting an uphill battle after suffering an upper-body injury before Christmas, Jarvis was not one of the 25 players named to Canada's roster on Wednesday.
Outside of their bad pre-Christmas stretch against the Florida squads, the Canes put themselves in a great spot after a strong showing in 2025's final month.
The Canes never found their game in Pittsburgh, leading to a lopsided loss in their final contest of 2025 as Skinner wins his first game with the Penguins.
Another interesting wrinkle was thrown into an already insane season for the Carolina Hurricanes with their netminder addressing his lingering hip injury.
The Canes needed extra time to finish the job against the Rangers, with the Penguins awaiting their arrival to close the back-to-back and the calendar year.
Blake scores on the power play in overtime to notch his first OT winner as the Canes win their final home game of 2025 in a 3-2 thriller against the Rangers.
After figuring some things out against the Red Wings on Saturday, the Canes begin a divisional twin bill before the acorn drops in Raleigh on Wednesday.