What Happened
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 in Vancouver on Tuesday. Logan Stankoven and Nikolaj Ehlers each scored twice and added an assist, while Nicolas Deslauriers scored two goals and Jackson Blake recorded three assists. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 14 of 17 shots for Carolina, which improved to 8-2-1. Linus Karlsson, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Max Sasson scored for Vancouver, which fell to 2-8-1 and has lost eight consecutive games (0-7-2).
Key Details
- Stankoven opened the scoring at 4:44 of the first period, his fifth goal of the season.
- Karlsson answered midway through the first with his third goal of the season.
- Canucks goalie Leevi Merilainen made 26 saves and stopped Sebastian Aho on a second-period penalty shot.
- Elias Pettersson was called for throwing his stick to interrupt Aho's breakaway.
- Carolina was coming off a 3-2 loss to Calgary on Sunday.
What It Means
Carolina, the reigning Stanley Cup champions, sits at 8-2-1 early in the season. Vancouver's eight-game slide (0-7-2) has left the club at 2-8-1, with Merilainen's 26-save outing among the few positives on the night.