Carolina Hurricanes at Vancouver Canucks
· National Hockey League
Defending champion Hurricanes beat Canucks 6-3 to take NHL lead
Nicolas Deslauriers also had two goals for the defending Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes (8-2-1). Jackson Blake added three assists, and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 14 shots, They rebounded from a 3-2 loss at Calgary on Sunday night.
Linus Karlsson, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Max Sasson scored for the Canucks (2-8-1).
Leevi Merilainen provided a bright spot for Vancouver with 38 saves. He stopped Sebastian Aho on a penalty shot in the second period after Canucks center Elias Pettersson was caught throwing his stick.
Canucks: Host Detroit on Thursday night.
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Regular Season SeriesCAR wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:44 | Logan Stankoven Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jackson Blake (8), Juuso Valimaki (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 10:10 | Linus Karlsson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Pettersson (8), Jake DeBrusk (3) |
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Goal | 1st Period 12:09 | Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jackson Blake (9), Logan Stankoven (3) |
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Goal | 1st Period 19:58 | Jonathan Lekkerimaki Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake DeBrusk (4), Brock Boeser (6) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:26 | Nicolas Deslauriers Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:07 | Arshdeep Bains Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Max Sasson (2), Zeev Buium (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:07 | Nicolas Deslauriers Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Bradly Nadeau (2), K'Andre Miller (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 10:22 | Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:57 | Logan Stankoven Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (5), Jackson Blake (10) |
Statistics
 CAR |
 VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 10 | Hits | 26 |
| 2 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 44 | Shots | 17 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 5 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 32 |
| 47.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 52.5 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 17 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Akil Thomas, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Mackenzie MacEachern, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Thatcher Demko, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Nikishin, D | Out | Oct 26 |
| Jordan Staal, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
Game Information
Rogers Arena
Location: Vancouver,
Attendance: 17,250 | Capacity:
Location: Vancouver,
Attendance: 17,250 | Capacity:
2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
2 | 2 | 20 | 9 |
 NY Rangers |
1 | 6 | 15 | 7 |
 New Jersey |
0 | 4 | 14 | 7 |
 Washington |
0 | 4 | 12 | 6 |
 NY Islanders |
2 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
 Pittsburgh |
1 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
 Philadelphia |
3 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
 Columbus |
0 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
