Carolina Hurricanes Archives

Blake has 2 goals and an assist to lead the Hurricanes past the Predators, 6-3

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jackson Blake had two goals and an assist to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 6-3 on Saturday night. Nikolaj Ehlers added a goal and two assists, and Taylor Hall, William Carrier and Sebastian Aho also scored as Carolina matched its season high for goals. The first two goals came on power plays, giving the Hurricanes multiple power-play goals for the first time this season. Rookie goalie Brandon Bussi made 21 saves. Michael Bunting, Matthew Wood and Filip Forsberg scored for the Predators in the third period.… Continue Reading

Maple Leafs beat Hurricanes 5-1 to wrap up 6-game trip with 3rd straight victory

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Joseph Woll made 22 saves, Bobby McMann scored twice and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Thursday night to complete a six-game trip with their third straight victory and fourth in five games. Auston Matthews, Scott Laughton and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto. Seth Jarvis scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen stopped 18 shots. Playing the fourth game of seven-game homestand, the Hurricanes had been off since beating Calgary 1-0 in overtime Sunday night for their second straight victory. McMann opened the scoring at 53 seconds of the first on Toronto’s first shot on goal, beating Andersen with a one-timer from the high slot. Laughton made it 2-0 with 8:15 left in the period.… Continue Reading

Bussi makes 15 saves for 1st NHL shutout, Ehlers scores in OT in Hurricanes’ 1-0 win over Flames

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina rookie Brandon Bussi made 15 saves for his first NHL shutout, Nikolaj Ehlers scored at 2:52 of overtime and Hurricanes beat the Calgary Flames 1-0 on Sunday for their second straight victory. Ehlers beat rookie goalie Devin Cooley after Taylor Hall put the puck on net. Ehlers scored his fifth goal of the season and first in seven games. Sean Walker also assisted. Bussi played back-to-back games for the first time in his NHL career. Cooley stopped 16 shots. The Flames lost for just the second time in their last six games. They were shutout victims for the third time this season.… Continue Reading

Jarvis scores a hat trick as Hurricanes pull away in third period to beat Jets 5-1

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored three goals and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 in a matchup that featured a pair of rookie goalies. Jarvis clinched the hat trick on an empty-net goal with 1:03 to play — one of four Carolina goals in the final 8 1/2 minutes. Jordan Martinook broke a third-period tie before Jarvis’ second tally of the game came just 47 seconds later. Shayne Gostisbehere and Andrei Svechnikov each provided two assists. Alexander Nikishin completed the scoring. Mark Scheifele scored his team-best 13th goal for the Jets. Brandon Bussi made 12 saves for Carolina. Winnipeg goalie Thomas Milic stopped 30 shots in his NHL debut.… Continue Reading

Beck Malenstyn’s spectacular goal helps Sabres beat East-leading Hurricanes 4-1

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Beck Malenstyn scored a spectacular goal, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes 4-1. Malenstyn took a touch pass from Tyson Kozak, made a sweet move to his right to slip past Sebastian Aho and easily beat Frederik Andersen to make it 3-1 with 1:24 left in the second period. Alex Tuch, Jack Quinn and Tage Thompson also scored for the Sabres, who have won four of five. Shayne Gostisbehere scored and Andersen made 17 saves for the Hurricanes, who lost in regulation for the first time since Nov. 11.… Continue Reading

Aho scores in OT to lift Hurricanes to 4-3 win over Canucks

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored 4:29 into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Andrei Svechnikov had two goals and an assist, and Taylor Hall also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won six of their last eight games. Shayne Gostisbehere had three assists and Pyotr Kochetkov made 14 saves to help Carolina improve to 4-0 in overtime. Conor Garland, Max Sasson, Elias Pettersson scored for Vancouver, which has lost three straight. Kevin Lankinen stopped 34 shots.… Continue Reading

Carolina rookies Legault, Nystrom make team history by scoring 1st NHL points in win over Sabres

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Rookie defensemen Charles Alexis Legault and Joel Nystrom picked up their first NHL points in the Carolina Hurricanes’ 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres. It marks the first time in the Hurricanes’ team history that two defensemen posted their first points in the same game. And, it was the fourth time in Carolina history — since the relocation from Hartford — that any two players recorded their first points in a game. Legault had an assist and an empty-net goal, and Nystrom assisted on a goal early in the third period as Carolina extended its winning streak to three games.… Continue Reading

Ehlers scores winner early in 2nd period as Hurricanes top Wild 4-3

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers scored 46 seconds into the second period and goalie Frederik Andersen overcame a poor start to stop the final 18 shots he faced as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3. Jackson Blake, Andrei Svechnikov and Sean Walker also scored for the Hurricanes, who’ve won three of their last four games. They’ve won back-to-back outings for the first time since Oct. 16 and 18. Blake and Walker also each had an assist and Andersen finished with 20 saves. Matt Boldy, playing in his 300th NHL game, scored two goals and Brock Faber had one for the Wild. Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves.… Continue Reading

Heiskanen scores twice as Stars rally to beat Hurricanes 3-2

DALLAS (AP) — Miro Heiskanen scored his second goal of the game during a four-on-three power play with 8:42 remaining and the Dallas Stars beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2. The Stars trailed 2-0 after the first period before scoring the final three goals of the game. Carolina led 1-0 five minutes into the game on Jackson Blake’s unassisted goal. The Hurricanes increased their lead with 10.3 seconds remaining in the first period when Sebastian Aho scored. Dallas tied it at 2-2 on Sam Steel’s power-play goal. Hurricanes goalie Brandon Bussi made 31 saves.… Continue Reading

Barbashev has goal and assist as Golden Knights beat Hurricanes 4-1

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1. Jack Eichel, Pavel Dorofeyev and William Karlsson also scored and Mitch Marner had two assists for Vegas, which still hasn’t lost in regulation (5-0-2). Akira Schmid stopped 23 shots after relieving Adin Hill, who made four saves before he left the game midway through the first period with an injury. Schmid improved to 4-0-0 this season. Dorofeyev is tied with Ottawa’s Shane Pinto and Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele for the league lead with seven goals, while Eichel leads the league with 16 points. Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, his second of the season. Frederick Andersen (3-1-0) made 21 saves as Carolina lost for the first time after opening the season with five wins.… Continue Reading