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Carolina Hurricanes at Vancouver Canucks

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

Sebastian Aho wins it for the Hurricanes in OT

Martin Necas had a goal and an assist, and William Carrier and Jack Roslovic also scored in regulation for the Hurricanes, who won their fourth straight. Pyotr Kochetkov finished with 25 saves.

Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes each had a goal and an assist for the Canucks, and Pius Suter got the tying goal late in the third period. J.T. Miller had two assists and Kevin Lankinen had 28 saves.

Takeaways Hurricanes: Carolina has at least three goals in its last six games and is 5-1-0 in that stretch. Necas leads the Hurricanes with 11 points (four goals and seven assists), and is tied for the lead in goals with Shayne Gostisbehere.

Canucks: Vancouver fell behind 3-1 early in the second period and battled to make up the difference, outshooting the Hurricanes 12-10 in the middle period and 11-8 in the third.

Key moment Vancouver's Daniel Sprong sped down the ice on a breakaway with 3:05 left in the third period. Kochetkov came well out of his net to make the stop and Sprong passed the puck to Suter, who fired a shot in over Kochetkov as the goalie scrambled back into his net. Suter’s goal — his second of the season — tied the score at 3-3.

Key stat Vancouver’s power play continued to struggle, getting shut out on three advantages. After going 2 for 4 in a 3-2 overtime loss to open the season, the Canucks’ power play is 3 for 21 over the last seven games.

Up Next Canucks host New Jersey on Wednesday to finish a three-game homestand, and Hurricanes visit Boston on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

CAR leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 5:40 William Carrier Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Jackson Blake (2), Jack Drury (2)
Goal 1st Period 7:17 Brock Boeser Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: J.T. Miller (4), Quinn Hughes (6)
Goal 1st Period 15:33 Martin Necas Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (6), Eric Robinson (3)
Goal 2nd Period 1:53 Jack Roslovic Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Brent Burns (3), Andrei Svechnikov (5)
Goal 3rd Period 7:56 Quinn Hughes Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Brock Boeser (4), J.T. Miller (5)
Goal 3rd Period 16:55 Pius Suter Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Daniel Sprong (2), Nils Hoglander (2)
Goal 4th Period 0:47 Sebastian Aho Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Shayne Gostisbehere (3), Martin Necas (7)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 8
23 Hits 28
3 Takeaways 3
32 Shots 27
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 28
48.1 Faceoff Win Percent 51.9
13 Giveaways 11
3 Total Penalties 3
6 Penalty Minutes 6
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Thatcher Demko, G Injured Reserve Mar 3
Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW Out Feb 27
Filip Chytil, C Injured Reserve Feb 25
Derek Forbort, D Injured Reserve Oct 28
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Shayne Gostisbehere, D Day-To-Day Mar 27
Pyotr Kochetkov, G Injured Reserve Mar 6

Game Information

Rogers Arena

Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,682 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 45 20 96 6
Pittsburgh 36 20 88 16
Columbus 38 23 87 11
NY Islanders 41 27 87 5
Philadelphia 35 24 82 12
Washington 36 28 81 9
New Jersey 37 32 76 2
NY Rangers 29 35 67 9

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 41 27 86 4
Edmonton 36 28 81 9
Vegas 32 26 79 15
Los Angeles 29 25 76 18
Seattle 32 29 74 10
San Jose 32 31 71 7
Calgary 30 34 68 8
Vancouver 21 42 50 8
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