Seth Jarvis posted two objectives and two assists as Carolina Hurricanes averted a season-worst four-game shedding streak by blowing previous Utah Hockey Membership in a 7-3 victory Saturday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C.
Carolina’s Sebastian Aho had two objectives and an help, Jalen Chatfield notched a purpose and an help, Jordan Martinook and Jack Roslovic added late objectives and Andrei Svechnikov and Jackson Blake racked up two assists every. Pyotr Kochetkov made 36 saves to safe his twentieth victory of the season.
Clayton Keller scored two objectives and Josh Doan had a purpose for Utah, which by no means led. Karel Vejmelka collected 31 saves.
The Hurricanes scored at even power, on an influence play and short-handed in a four-goal second interval, which started with the groups tied at 1.
Jarvis scored the go-ahead purpose 6:25 into the interval. A few minutes later, Aho intercepted Vejmelka’s misdirected clearing move and made one transfer to fireside into an open internet for a 3-1 lead.
Utah’s Keller notched an unassisted purpose to chop the hole to 3-2.
With Brent Burns within the penalty field for roughing, Jarvis chased down a puck alongside the boards and handed to Aho, who transformed for the short-handed purpose and a 4-2 edge with 5:46 to play within the second. Aho has scored in six of the final 9 video games.
Keller’s third-period purpose provides him a team-high 20 for the season.
Earlier than the second-period flurry, the Hurricanes held a 16-8 edge in first-period pictures.
Chatfield went on a 2-on-1 breakaway with Jordan Staal, delivering the purpose at 10:09 of the primary interval. It ended Chatfield’s 15-game stretch with out a purpose.
Doan’s first purpose in 12 video games got here with 2:25 to play within the opening interval on an influence play.
Carolina ahead Mikko Rantanen, just lately acquired from Colorado, missed the sport with a lower-body damage. He has one purpose and one help in six video games since becoming a member of the staff.
It marked the ultimate sport for the Hurricanes earlier than a two-week layoff for the 4 Nations Face-Off, whereas Utah visits Washington on Sunday earlier than its break.
–Area Stage Media
