Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks

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Carolina Hurricanes

4-1-1

Final
5 - 2

Chicago Blackhawks

1-5-0

Jackson Blake and Jordan Martinook have a goal and an assist each as Hurricanes top Blackhawks 5-2

Mark Jankowski, Sebastian Aho and Taylor Hall also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions who won their fourth in a row and outplayed the Blackhawks, outshooting them 39-26 and winning the majority of the faceoffs.

Beginning with Jankowski’s breakaway score in the final minute of the first period, Carolina scored three goals in a span of 4:25. A short-handed goal by Aho and an even-strength goal by Blake within 1:19 of each other early in the second period gave Carolina a 3-0 lead.

Chicago’s Roman Kantserov scored his first NHL goal 4:40 into the second period, briefly drawing the Blackhawks within two goals. Hall’s goal 1:25 later gave Carolina a 4-1 lead. Martinook beat Spencer Knight on a slot backhand five minutes into the third period.

Oliver Moore scored Chicago’s second goal with 5:46 to play.

Lightly-tested Brandon Bussi stopped 24 shots for Carolina in picking up his second win in four starts. Knight made 34 saves for the Blackhawks, and fell to 1-3.

It was the fifth loss in six games for Chicago. The game was the first of two for the Blackhawks without center Frank Nazar, suspended for an illegal check to New York Islander Bo Horvat’s head on Thursday.

Up Next Carolina is at Philadelphia on Sunday night.

Chicago plays the second of seven straight games at home against Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.

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Regular Season Series

CAR leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 19:03	Mark Jankowski Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (2), Eric Robinson (2)
Goal	2nd Period 2:09	Sebastian Aho Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: K'Andre Miller (2)
Goal	2nd Period 3:28	Jackson Blake Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Logan Stankoven (1), Jordan Martinook (1)
Goal	2nd Period 4:40	Roman Kantserov Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal	2nd Period 6:05	Taylor Hall Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Jackson Blake (6), Mike Reilly (1)
Goal	3rd Period 5:00	Jordan Martinook Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (3), Mike Reilly (2)
Goal	3rd Period 14:14	Oliver Moore Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Wyatt Kaiser (2), Ryan Donato (1)

Statistics

CAR		CHI
11	Blocked Shots	12
12	Hits	13
5	Takeaways	5
39	Shots	26
0	Power Play Goals	0
2	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
1	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
35	Faceoffs Won	28
55.6	Faceoff Win Percent	44.4
20	Giveaways	24
2	Total Penalties	2
4	Penalty Minutes	4